Audio Note CD2.1x/II
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About the
Audio Note CD2.1x/II.
The CD 2.1x/II is a single-chassis CD player at Level 1 — a component-upgraded CD 1.1x carrying Audio Note’s own tantalum resistors, electrolytic and copper-foil capacitors. The in-house modified Philips L1210 mechanism reads Red Book only, feeding a no-oversampling, no-filter converter built on the Philips TDA1543 with a 6111WA miniature-triode output stage.
Audio Note CD2.1x/II across 4 variants.
Four CD players combining transport + DAC in one chassis. Each player sits at the same tier as the DAC inside it — the CD 2.1x/II contains a DAC 2.1x equivalent stage, the CD 3.1x/II contains a DAC 3.1x equivalent stage, and so on through the tier ladder. Same NOS R2R conversion, same valve output topology, same tier-matched output transformer.
| Model | Tier | Output Stage | Balanced Output | Notes | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD 2.1x/II | 2 | Valve, copper-coupled | No | Level 2 single-chassis CD player | — |
| CD 3.1x/II | 3 | Valve, transformer-coupled | No | Level 3 step-up | — |
| CD 4.1x Balanced | 4 | Valve, balanced output | Yes | Level 4 — balanced output | — |
| CD 5.1x | 5 | Valve, AN silver throughout | Yes | Level 5 flagship single-box CD | — |
