The BAT people, Victor Khomenko and Steve Bednarski, have obviously seen the light, tube glow, that is. The original BAT CD player, the VK-D5, used six 6922 dual triodes to provide linear voltage gain, and a low-impedance output stage with excellent current drive. The Special Edition version, the subject of this review, substitutes the 6H30 "super tube" for the 6922. Because of the higher filament and bias current requirements of the 6H30, a beefier toroidal power transformer is also used. Another significant modification involves the introduction of the SIX-PAK output capacitor modules, which triples the value of the paper-in-oil signal capacitors. The enhanced signal drive of the new tubes can easily accommodate even low impedance loads via long interconnect cables.
The rest of the circuitry remains unchanged. As you might expect, the design is fully balanced in both the digital and analog domains. Four Burr-Brown PCM-63K DACs are arrayed in a true differential configuration. Complete differential signal processing is accomplished with just four circuit blocks A proprietary servo-board synchronizes the Phillips transport mechanism to a single master clock. The analog circuitry is distinguished for its avoidance of negative feedback, buffers, or op-amps in the signal path. And, oh, I almost forgot to mention that the player is HDCD compatible.
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