Shanlilng CD players

I was wondering about the mods too. Does it really transform the Shanling to a new level? Aren't the Music Hall players(and the Onix's) also manufactured by Shanling? The Music Hall players are selling like hot cakes on Audiogon. Perhaps it's because of the price of the Music Hall but I can't imagine the Shanling sounds worse than any of the Music Halls. Any thoughts?

So far, 2+ 1- on the Shanling but both +'s have level 1 or better mods. Will the Music Halls with mods sound better than the Shanling with equivalent mods? I would imagine the Shanling will sound better as it's a tube CDP and it costs twice as much.

I am sort of considering getting the Shanling as well. One of the reason is my naive girlfriend, who can't tell the difference between a tonearm and a forearm, fell in love with the appearance of it.

Bigjoe, if you revisit this thread, may I ask what you didn't like about the T100 and what did you replace it with?

Dlstephenson, do you know if there are any major difference between the 100 and the 200 other than HDCD vs SACD?

Thanks.

Doug, I hear what you are saying. I actually visited a local Rega dealer and they sold even have a demo Apollo. The Apollo is such a hot item these days, it has a backlog of 3 weeks minimum! And... have you ever tried explain something technical to a woman? :-)

Has anyone had a chance to audition the Apollo? And what's the difference between the Jupiter and the Apollo?

David12, it's kind of interesting that you prefer to listen to your classicals through the SS out instead of the tube out. Wouldn't the tubes give you a warmer and better tonal balance when playing classicals? I am curious because one reason I consider the Shanling(other than the pretty face) is it's a tube player.

Thanks.

celebrer, the Raysonic Amp looks just like the Shanling!!! I went to the Raysonic website which is located in Toronto. On their website, they mentioned that they have recently acquired an electronic facility in China, could it be Shanling???