Other: Big Buck CD Players

[Douglas A Mitchell]

Frank:

>I have a Carver single-bit CD player and I am extremely happy with it.
>I don't remember the model number, but it is the one with the non-tube
>output filter stage.  I think that Carver's "Digital Time Lens" processor
>sounds excellent and I tend to leave it on all the time.

Now there's a flashback.  I was reading this thread, and avoiding the
inevitable, when I read the above.  Dear God, I spent two years @
Carver after school, in the Service department, and have a few horror
stories to tell about the early efforts in the CD player market...

(Read:  The DTL-50, 100, & 200...esp. the 100, what a nightmare)

I *personally* realigned several hundred DTL-100's, more than once.
Don't even say the words "eye pattern!"  The digital revolution has
spawned many a wonderful product, and many an audiophile will
swear that they can tell the difference between 0.01 & 0.02 THD,
but I have yet to notice at that level, after years of trying... =)

Still love that "mushy" tube sound though, as long as the SP is
just right.  Can anyone say 'Silver Seven?'

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