Up for grabs is my beautiful Consonance Droplet 3.1 Linear CDP. Although not a digital guy I was really taken by how this player looked, & when I heard one I had to own one. Unfortunately for me I have not been able to find a suitable place to put it, being a top loader it has to sit on top of a rack, but there is no way any CDP can replace my turntable.
This player has a ECC88 valve output stage, & uses a Philips TDA 1543 DAC. The included remote allows selection of standard non oversampling 44.1, or upsampling at 88.2khz or 176.4khz.
I have just put a nos Tesla ECC88 valve in, & it is possible to hear how different valves affect the sound, I prefer this to the Brimar before it. It works perfectly, even reading home recorded CD's. It has what I would call a full sound, with no hint of the glare I can sometimes hear with some players. It is in terrific condition all round, with one caveat. I tried to polish the brushed aluminium top plate, big mistake as it came out very patchy, & I didn't fancy dismantling the player to machine polish it, so after a bit of searching I found a vinyl wrap that was an identical match. If I say so myself I did a very good job, you simply cannot tell I have done it, even close up, unless you really pore over it. I have plenty of pictures if you require more, but 2 hits my file limit for ads.
It comes with remote, a copy of the spec sheets, a standard mains lead, & the original box & packaging. I am very reluctant to post, given how couriers treat boxes, but I feel sure I can agree some sort of handover with a buyer, the wam being the wam and all.
I am asking £700.
This player has a ECC88 valve output stage, & uses a Philips TDA 1543 DAC. The included remote allows selection of standard non oversampling 44.1, or upsampling at 88.2khz or 176.4khz.
I have just put a nos Tesla ECC88 valve in, & it is possible to hear how different valves affect the sound, I prefer this to the Brimar before it. It works perfectly, even reading home recorded CD's. It has what I would call a full sound, with no hint of the glare I can sometimes hear with some players. It is in terrific condition all round, with one caveat. I tried to polish the brushed aluminium top plate, big mistake as it came out very patchy, & I didn't fancy dismantling the player to machine polish it, so after a bit of searching I found a vinyl wrap that was an identical match. If I say so myself I did a very good job, you simply cannot tell I have done it, even close up, unless you really pore over it. I have plenty of pictures if you require more, but 2 hits my file limit for ads.
It comes with remote, a copy of the spec sheets, a standard mains lead, & the original box & packaging. I am very reluctant to post, given how couriers treat boxes, but I feel sure I can agree some sort of handover with a buyer, the wam being the wam and all.
I am asking £700.
