Audiophile jewelry - most beautiful Cd players, turntables and other gear

[Kling75]

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I actually owned a CD-100, 20year old and still spinning..

Unfortunately the previous owner one night was so drunk and peed on the user manual (no joke!) - he thought he was on the toilett instead he unloaded over the sideboard in the livingroom.....i new there was something "fishy" about the manual. It took him several calls and visits till he confessed. Needless to say the sales value also "plunged into the toilet"

 

[Xulonn]

It is in such a bad taste that it is actually quite good. Love the combination of led displays and rococo.

Yup - kitsch and costume jewelry to the max...

 

[Xulonn]

According to Etheraudio, a pair of these 30 watt SE amps weigh 398Kg (877 lb) - way more than any McIntosh...

 

[Kling75]

According to Etheraudio, a pair of these 30 watt SE amps weigh 398Kg (877 lb) - way more than any McIntosh...

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Humongus....perfect for a cool sommer in Nevada

 

[Xulonn]

And speaking of jewelry, here is an Eternal Art OTL amp with max gold bling...

 

[Kling75]

MBL s crazy rich asians edition...

Before SJW cry out, this line goes indeed to 80% to asia..

 

[Martin]

I couldn’t find any jewelry worthy photos but I always wanted one of these CD players when they came out.
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I always lusted after the PD-T09 in champagne finish:

Martin

 

[Kling75]

Still nice the "entry line" in case you already own a house...

 

[Kling75]

I always lusted after the PD-T09 in champagne finish:

Martin

This was my nerd, wet Dream with 16years old. Together with the Sony CDP-777ES. These machines where sturdy !

 

[Kling75]

Some of us paid 5000 USD for a DVD/SACD Player..

 

[Harmonie]

I couldn’t find any jewelry worthy photos but I always wanted one of these CD players when they came out.
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I still have the EAD T-1000 which has the same mechanism and is flawless; no regrets.

 

[Harmonie]

Wadia 16 CD player

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Very popular in France in the nineties.
I still keep it's little dac brother with AT&T "glass" optical input.

 

[Somafunk]

Some of us paid 5000 USD for a DVD/SACD Player

yet such a cheap remote?

 

[Harmonie]

I always lusted after the PD-T09 in champagne finish:


Martin

How about the RED Nautilus version @Martin ?

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s-turntables-and-other-gear.22113/post-840091

 

[Martin]

How about the RED Nautilus version @Martin ?

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...s-turntables-and-other-gear.22113/post-840091

Not my style but I wouldn't say no to a pair of RED Von Schweikert Ultra 9's

Or Ultra 55's

Martin

 

[DHT 845]

I still have the EAD T-1000 which has the same mechanism and is flawless; no regrets.

I had this one too (over 20 years ago or so....) together with EAD DSP-7000 mkII DAC and wadia AT&T glass optic cable That cd transport with pioneer table was very good, I remember it as clear and precise sounding and the cd - dac set had good, scratch resistant error correction.

 

[Mountain Goat]

Here's a bit of guitar amp jewelry. The DAR FBM (Future Breed Machine) 100. I flirted with buying it back when it was available, but common sense prevailed. Kind of. It was expensive back then, it's a dear collectible now.

The horizontal output tubes where supposedly pulled off a Russian attack helicopter MiG 25. It was a one-man operation, and after delivering a small number of amps, DAR Amplification disappeared. Along with a bunch of people's deposits.

It's a really good-sounding metal amp:

 

[Kling75]

yet such a cheap remote?

The remote was sturdy built and good to handle. However you are right, one would expect more in this price segment. Important to know, this machine was marketed to Homecinema owner as the ultimate Allrounder. For audiophile needs they had a impressive CD/SACD lineup. Potential buyers used this player mostly in a light controlled room with projector and automatisated solutions. In that scenario is a Remote with backlight much more important than a metal case with high-end laq.

Besides that, this is/was the most overbuild component i owned for 25years. With 24kilos it was heavier than my Counterpoint Amp...

 

[DHT 845]

NAT Audio Transmitter tube monoblocks

 

[DHT 845]

Burmester 808 preamplifier, also gold edition