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About this itemThe product features high-quality construction with aerospace-grade aluminum alloy chassis and a precision-milled top-loading disc tray for smooth tactile feedback, showcasing meticulous craftsmanship and an opulent image.High-quality components for audiophiles: High-quality components including vacuum tubes, decoding chips to ensure transparent sound and high-definition audio quality.Specialized CD Servo System: Utilizes famous Phi**ps CD servo system SAA 7824, dedicated specifically for CD playback, ensuring high-fidelity audio reproduction. Upsampling Functionality: Offers three sampling rate options: 44.1KHZ, 88.2KHZ, and 176.4KHZ, with the ability to function as a standalone decoder.Digitally and analogically separate transformers power the digital and analog circuits respectively, minimizing interference and enhancing sound separation.The audio transformer, crucial for stability and sound quality, is meticulously constructed with high-purity 6N copper wire, advanced layering techniques, and multiple heat treatments to reduce self-vibration interference.System: Laser disc digital audio system.Output level: 2.2VFrequency response: 20HZ-20KHZ, ±0.5dBSignal-to-noise ratio: 110dBDynamic range: 110dBTotal harmonic distortion: 0.0025%Power consumption: 35W (for user reference only)Reading time: 5 secondsDigital coaxial output characteristics: compliant with S/PDIF standardPower supply voltage: ~110V/220V±5%(50Hz)Size:430mmx110mmx33mmNet weight: 13kgWorking temperature:+5~+35CWorking temperature: 5~90%
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Yaqin is a Chinese audio brand that appears to have been founded in 1994, with its manufacturing rooted in southern China, often associated with Foshan/Shenzhen-area production. Publicly available information suggests it began as a small family-run operation and was later built out into a more formal factory brand. The company’s exact founding story is not especially well documented in English, so details beyond the 1994 origin should be treated cautiously.
The brand is best known for vacuum-tube hi-fi components, especially integrated amplifiers, power amplifiers, tube preamps, and phono stages. Models such as the MC-10L, MC-13S, MC-84L, MC-100B, and MS-23B are frequently referenced by enthusiasts. Yaqin has also claimed broader production capabilities, including transformers and related audio electronics, though its core identity is clearly centered on tube amplification rather than loudspeakers, turntables, headphones, or cables.
In the market, Yaqin sits in the value-oriented to mid-tier tube-audio segment rather than the true high-end. Its appeal is strong among listeners who want classic valve sound, straightforward serviceability, and a relatively affordable path into tubes. It is not generally regarded as a luxury boutique marque, but it has earned a reputation for delivering decent performance for the money, especially for buyers comfortable with a more traditional, component-driven approach to hi-fi.
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