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Taga Harmony TCD-70T – affordable tube CD player

Polish company Taga Harmony presented the Taga Harmony TCD-70T CD player, the output stage of which is implemented on two 6N2 tubes. Together with the reference chip of the ESS Technology SABRE ES9018 converter and a large-sized power supply based on a 100 W toroidal transformer, the model promises luxurious sound quality.

Taga Harmony TCD-70T. Image source - (c) Taga Harmony
Taga Harmony TCD-70T. Image source - (c) Taga Harmony

The Taga Harmony TCD-70T player is equipped with a Sunplus SPHE8104G IC optical disc drive, equipped with intelligent correction technology to improve the accuracy and stability of reading data from CDs. To ensure more stable playback, a buffer memory is used, and the Bessel filter ensures the preservation of phase linearity and the reduction of distortion in the entire frequency spectrum.

Taga Harmony TCD-70T. Image source - (c) Taga Harmony
Taga Harmony TCD-70T. Image source - (c) Taga Harmony

Taga Harmony TCD-70T offers a full set of connections, including RCA and XLR balanced analog output, optical and coaxial digital outputs, as well as a headphone jack (the output has an impedance of 32 Ohms and output power 30 mW) with the ability to adjust the volume.

Taga Harmony TCD-70T. Image source - (c) Taga Harmony
Taga Harmony TCD-70T. Image source - (c) Taga Harmony

The new product is offered in black and silver finishes at a suggested retail price of $700.

Specifications

This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database

CD / SACD players and transports — Taga Harmony TCD-70T

  • Model name

    TCD-70T

  • Transport

    Yes

  • Player

    Yes

  • SACD support

    N/A

  • Engine

    ESS SABRE ES9018

  • Frequency response low +/- 3dB (for CD) (Hz)

    20

  • Frequency response high +/- 3dB (for CD) (Hz)

    20000

  • Frequency response low +/- 3dB (for SACD) (Hz)

    N/A

  • Frequency response high +/- 3dB (for SACD) (Hz)

    N/A

  • Gain (dBu)

    N/A

  • Output Level (balanced) (V)

    N/A

  • Output Level (single-ended) (V)

    N/A

  • Input Impedance (balanced) (Ω)

    N/A

  • Input Impedance (single-ended) (Ω)

    N/A

  • Output Impedance (balanced) (Ω)

    N/A

  • Output Impedance (single-ended) (Ω)

    N/A

  • Dynamic range (for CD) (dB)

    N/A

  • Dynamic range (for SACD) (dB)

    N/A

  • Signal to Noise Ratio (for CD) (dB)

    110

  • Signal to Noise Ratio (for SACD) (dB)

    N/A

  • Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (for CD) (%)

    0.005

  • Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (for SACD) (%)

    N/A

  • Dimensions (mm)

    70 x 430 x 320

  • Weight (kg)

    5.8

  • Official link

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