I'm not familiar with your model but the A5 CD player which is also tubed doesn't do this. Having said that, I also have a Cayin tubed player and it does exactly this - on power up it takes 30 seconds before it unmutes and if you've already hit "play" there will be no sound for thirty seconds. I have got into the habit of powering up and waiting till the thirty seconds is up before hitting "play". So in summary, I think this is a deliberate 'soft start' approach by MF and that it is normal for this player.
Musical Fidelity A 1008 CD player
Hope someone out there is familiar with this player. Purchased this unit from a dealer who had this as a clearance item. Had unit for three days. On initial startup it worked well short of break in. After I changed to a different interconnect and repowered it up, the song progresses without sound for 35-35 seconds and then sound kicks in. The blue light for the power mains was already in the ready mode. Called dealer and asked if this was a defective unit. He told me that it is a muted while tube buffer stablizes. I didn't notice this when I first set it up, but may not have started it soon enough to notice the delay. I noticed this delay even when I use the solid state output, but he said it is muted because of the tube. Afterwards, it works fine.
Thanks
Rob
Thanks
Rob