Alternative in CD player

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited October 2006 in Electronics
I guess I like what's different; (I did get very good feedback from Early...)

I got today the Bada HD-22 player; Chinese, with one 6N3 (5670) tube; has one digital and two analog outputs..one Solid State one tube. Philips transport, two power supplies, Solen caps all over and Burr Brown OPAMPS. Very nicely built; HEAVY. maybe more than the Jolida 100. The remote is aluminum and is less than half the weight of the Jolida. Already ordered a better tube and will post impressions sometime next week.

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    Cool!

    My Bada has been slightly modded and is nearly two years old. With the stock tube, it went head-to-head with a modded Jolida and the sound was identical on my technician's rig. Once the tube was replaced with a GE 5670, the sound immediately catapulted to another level altogether.

    Great grab.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited October 2006
    The player your desribing sounds a lot like the Sheng Ya and the Kavent. Same major components (transport, DAC opamps, tubes, etc.) I'll bet ti sounds pretty nice. I love my Chinese Sheng Ya. Some of these Chinese players are strong performers. Let's see how good is thier longevity. Ricardo, how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?
    Carl

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,809
    edited October 2006
    I like the red boards.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited October 2006
    It is sold by pacificvalves.us at $499 plus shipping; I got mine for $415 shipped because it has a small scratch in the top. Was listed in Audiogon.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited October 2006
    Cool. I also like the fact that it has 2 transformers, one for the analog stage and one for the digital stage, nice feature.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited October 2006
    Awesmone!

    Nice snag.... I can't wait to hear your review
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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited October 2006
    Congrats nice CD player..........yeh and I like those red board too. It is different!!

    Make sure you post the pics on the "Guts" thread..............

    Gator:) :)
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