The A1008 CD player uses the best CD transport in the world which has the most reliable and consistent data stream of any. The result is that the DAC is operating from the maximum amount of data which allows it to perform virtually perfectly.

The tube/transistor output stage is on the cutting-edge of what is possible today. It has immense output current and voltage swing capacity so it will drive any amplifier cable communication with ease.

The sound quality is sweet, limpid and transparent. Pretty-well, almost analogue. Not bad for a CD player.