Upgrades to Cary 308t CD player


I will appreciate any opinions concerning any upgrades of/tube replacement in Cary CD-308t CD player.

The stock 12AU7 tubes contain a GE logo/sign and bear a legend "JAN, made in USA". While they are obviously modern production tubes, they seem quite decent - very transparent and dynamic.

I also tried NOS Mullard CV-4003 and NOS GE 5814A/12AU7 Grey Plate with 3 mica. The latter two have different sound, and GE 5814A is much more colored than others, though very dynamic and detailed.

Best regards,
Alexander
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Showing 1 response by robm321

I use the mullards. I like that sound the best. I haven't heard that many different tubes, but the stock tubes have got to go. I kept mine in there for 4-5 months and now I can't believe I've waited this long to tube roll. Mullards have sounded the best to my ears in my system.

Best Regards,
Rob