Audio Research

Reference CD9 SE CD player £14,998 View online review whf.cm/CD9SE With its top-loading design, valve-powered output stage and hefty £15k price tag, the Reference CD9 SE is quite some statement. The Audio Research is a substantial unit, 13.5cm tall and a hefty 15kg. You will need enough space to be able to top-load a disc, and leave plenty of space around the player for ventilation. This thing runs hot. Before initial use, you will need to fit the full complement of valves. Don’t plug the unit into the mains until after this step is complete – there are highly dangerous electric currents flowing through the circuitry. Both the valves and locations are clearly marked so it’s hard to get it wrong. For the tube nerds out there, you will find four of the five 6H30s in…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2022

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