FS: Kavent CD-731 Tube CDP

halo

Same player as the Sheng Ya CD-S10. Original double box, manual, IC's, PC, metal remote, and Kavent brochure included - I even have the little plastic covers for the RCA jacks.

It takes two tubes - 12AU7 is for the power supply (window / front tube) and the 6DJ8 (rear) is the output tube. I just installed one JJ 12AU7 and a JJ 6DJ8 (the other matched JJ 6DJ8, (1) JAN Philips 6922 (green label), and a 12AU7 RCA are also included).

$OLD to jhermance.

Specs:

Output Voltage.............................2 V
Frequency Response......................5Hz-40kHz (±1dB)
Dynamic Range.............................107 dB
THD............................................< 0.002%
S/N Ratio.....................................103 dB
Dimension (WDH)...........................17" x 13" x 4"
Weight........................................17 lbs


Philip VAM1202 servo system. Burr-Brown D/A converter PCM1732. 24Bit/96KHz upsampling. HDCD decoding. Compatible with CD-R. Philip 6DJ8/6922 vacuum tube Class-A circuitry. Separate power supply sections for analogue and digital circuits. Precision clock. 3rd-order GIP filter. Coaxial digital output. RCA analogue output. Remote controllable output volume (can be used without a preamplifier). SOLEN capacitors, metallic remote control, 3 position LED dimmer, dimable / defeatable display, and more...

Plenty of reviews on this player around here (this is just three of them):

• lnik 1
• link 2
• link 3

fredv

Hey, what are you up to

halo

I'm selling a CDP.

schwarcw

Buy with Victor with confidence. This is a fantastic player, I have the Sheng Ya with is a clone of the Kavent. I can't say enough good things about it. This is a no brainier for those of you looking for a tube CDP. Go for it Polkies!

halo

Price reduced: $OLD to jhermance.

schwarcw

Damn! It was a great price at $700, this is an insane price. If you are looking to get into a good tube CDP. look no further this is the bomb!

Carl

univera

Someone drop some knowledge on me. I don't know shite about this unit. How does it compare to the Jolida?

halo

Did you read the reviews? Type in Sheng Ya or Kavent into the search function.

schwarcw

Several users on this Forum stated that the Sheng Ya or Kavent compared very favorably to the Jolida. I have one and I would highly recommend it.

Carl

univera

schwarcw wrote:

Several users on this Forum stated that the Sheng Ya or Kavent compared very favorably to the Jolida. I have one and I would highly recommend it.

Carl

Carl, thanks for the input. I believe I read your thread about the player. To be quite frank, I should be taking baby steps into tube land. I haven't even received my Anthem's yet. It seems that everyone who gets into tubes wants more. Since I don't know squat about the various tubes, I am concerned that getting 3 new pieces of tube equip might be a lot to worry about in terms of rolling and figuring things out. I want to just settle in with my stuff and not tinker. I am looking to be swayed, however....Plus, I don't know how things will work together. I have heard it said the Anthem setup doesn't sound "tubey." I like the speed of SS and don't know how the tube CD affects that or if that is strictly a component of the amps. Oh, and I just realized it is $100.00 more than I thought...

schwarcw

univera wrote:

Carl, thanks for the input. I believe I read your thread about the player. To be quite frank, I should be taking baby steps into tube land. I haven't even received my Anthem's yet. It seems that everyone who gets into tubes wants more. Since I don't know squat about the various tubes, I am concerned that getting 3 new pieces of tube equip might be a lot to worry about in terms of rolling and figuring things out. I want to just settle in with my stuff and not tinker. I am looking to be swayed, however....Plus, I don't know how things will work together. I have heard it said the Anthem setup doesn't sound "tubey." I like the speed of SS and don't know how the tube CD affects that or if that is strictly a component of the amps. Oh, and I just realized it is $100.00 more than I thought...

Good luck with your new amp. I agree that changing too many components at once won't allow you to experience the sonic nature of each unit. Take your time, one piece at a time. The Kavent and Sheng Ya are great tube units. Since they only have two tubes, rolling is quite economical. Good luck and let us know how you like the Anthem, which is a great unit!

Carl

jhermance

Pm sent

halo

Sale pending

schwarcw

Good for you jhermance! I got a Sheng Ya from Victor and it was the bomb! He's a great guy to do business with. I can't wait to buy his new Sheng Ya:D

Carl

halo

Shipped out today via FedEx.

Enjoy it Jeff!

schwarcw wrote:

I can't wait to buy his new Sheng Ya:D

Not gonna happen Carl... (not unless I win the lottery or something)

jhermance

Got it today everything in great shape. So far so good a big step up from the pioneer elite dv-45a. Thanks for giving me the time and opportunity to do business with you. It is greatly appreciated.

halo

Glad to hear that your happy with it Jeff. Any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Ern Dog

jhermance wrote:

Got it today everything in great shape. So far so good a big step up from the pioneer elite dv-45a. Thanks for giving me the time and opportunity to do business with you. It is greatly appreciated.

Question for you. I'm looking to eventually upgrade my Onkyo universal cd/dvd player to something warmer sounding and wanted to know your impressions of this tube cdp. Thanks, Ern Doggie

BSUfbfan

I have it's brother the Sheng-Ya CD-S10, and it really smoothed out the sound of my solid state electronics. I very highly recommend this player.

schwarcw

Congrats Jeff! I hope you like it as much as I like my Sheng Ya.

Victor is a great guy to do business with!:)

halo

Mike, Carl, Jeff, Noel, and I all now own the Sheng Ya / Kavent family of players. So far everyone seems pleased so I guess the Chinese are doing something right

What are all of you using for tubes?

12AX7 or 12AU7 for the PS? What brand?

6DJ8, 6922, or 7308 for the output? What brand?

Thanks in advance

BTW - I'm using (2 - Output) NOS Mullard 6DJ8, (1 - PS) Mullard 12AX7, & (1 - HPO) Mullard 12AU7 in mine. Mine is the newer version.

BSUfbfan

How ya been Victor?

If you get the "itch", I would love to see a digital photo of the guts of that new player you have. I'm interested to see what changes they have made inside.

I am currently stuck on a Cleartop 12AU7, and a Matsushita 6DJ8. The thing sounds so good I haven't done much rolling lately, and probably won't until I get all of my vintage speakers updated on the crossover side.

Mike

halo

Stock photos:





I'll try to snap some of my own later on