What’s your budget? First thing I thought of reading your post was CAL - California Audio Labs. If you’re looking for vintage find a CAL Alpha or Sigma DAC... Alpha much better but come up a lot less. The Delta was the matching transport.
If you’re looking for a nice CD player that will sound nice with a vintage receiver the CAL Icon II and Tercet were great players in their days; they’re not tube but not sure why you’re looking for a tube CD player anyway.
They’re not as common (tube) but they’re out there from PrimaLuna, ARC, CAL, Sonic Frontiers, Oppo/ModWright, Balanced Audio Technolgy, Marantz - Ah! Njoe Tjoeb, Ayon, Shanling, and I’m sure I’m missing some. The Sonic Frontiers for the money is the one I’d look at but I’d be concerned about the drive on any older player. If you just want a nice player with a warmer sound check out the middle models by Marantz. Other option go with a Tube DAC and any decent transport.
As far as how the combo will work, it will be just fine but not sure I’d invest a lot as most vintage receivers were not that revealing compared to equipment today.
If you’re looking for a nice CD player that will sound nice with a vintage receiver the CAL Icon II and Tercet were great players in their days; they’re not tube but not sure why you’re looking for a tube CD player anyway.
They’re not as common (tube) but they’re out there from PrimaLuna, ARC, CAL, Sonic Frontiers, Oppo/ModWright, Balanced Audio Technolgy, Marantz - Ah! Njoe Tjoeb, Ayon, Shanling, and I’m sure I’m missing some. The Sonic Frontiers for the money is the one I’d look at but I’d be concerned about the drive on any older player. If you just want a nice player with a warmer sound check out the middle models by Marantz. Other option go with a Tube DAC and any decent transport.
As far as how the combo will work, it will be just fine but not sure I’d invest a lot as most vintage receivers were not that revealing compared to equipment today.