have not heard the ft1. i suggest going to see some posts on audioreview by a guy named kirby klause. i followed his advice and bought a mac 67. it is much better than my carver tx11; hk 9600; nad 4020. (i have all of the others too) i have ls2m2 into rogue 120s out of merlin vsm m....great sounding. i hear the marantz 10b is the ultimate. as for cds; i have only used ss (cal 15 and birdland dac) i really like the birdland...more musical than cal. hope this helped. if you get to a/b fanfare and some of the classics....let me know.
tube tuner and sources
I bought Rogue 99 and 88 was thoroughly enjoying tube sound. I have non-tube CD player and does not know what I have missed out (will tube CD player sound different?). Can someone enlighten me tube/nontube sources in relation to tube pre and power amp? I want to get an excellent FM analog tuner, so want advice on (1) if tube FM tuner is the way to go? (2) excellent tube tuners below 3k? (I am thinking of getting a non-tube tuner Fanfare FT1A at this point). thanks!