Canor CD2.10

摘要

In the music business, an eight-year wait between albums might give fans cause for concern and raise fears of 'issues' behind the scenes. But we have no such worries about the similar gap betwewen Canor's latest CD player and its predecessor - it's all par for the course for this Slovakian marque. Since arriving in 1995 with the TP101 amplifier (under the brand name Edgar), this self-proclaimed tube specialist has developed a modest catalogue, always at its own pace and with little apparent attention paid to current hi-fi 'trends'. So the promise of the CD 2.10 is firmly rooted in physical CD playback, and a sound informed by Canor's love of tubes, a well-regarded DAC and its detailed attention to build and finish. Priced £3250 and available only in the aluminium front/grey metal chassis finish that's shared across the brand's range -Canor also currently sells three integrated amplifiers and a phono preamp - the CD 2.10 is both CD spinner and standalone DAC, with the addition of digital outputs enabling it to be used as a CD transport too. Add in that tube-based analogue output stage and it becomes an intriguing hybrid that's far from commonplace in the wider hi-fi market.