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.
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 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.
The new product is offered in black and silver finishes at a suggested retail price of $700.
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
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
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