The AcousticPlan Vadi is a high-end, top-loading tube CD player handmade in Germany by designer Claus Jäckle. Renowned for its tube-based analog output stage, it combines the warmth and depth of vinyl with the clarity of digital audio, and features a separate, heavy-duty power supply and remote.

Key Features and Design

• Analog-Like Sound: It utilizes a very high-quality, transformer-coupled all-triode tube output stage, offering vibrant musical colors and wide soundstage.

• Top-Loading Transport: The CD spins flush with the top plate in a precision-machined cut-out. It uses a magnetic metal puck rather than a traditional disc tray or door.

• Build Quality: Housed in a thick, non-resonant aluminum chassis, its compact size matches other components in the AcousticPlan lineup.

CD formats supported: CD, CD-R

Analogue output: normal, RCA 1.3 V

balanced, XLR 1.3 V

Output impedance: normal 200 2,

balanced 200 Q

Signal to noise ratio: >100 dB(A)

Frequency response: 20 Hz-20 kHZ

Digital output: S/PDIF - Coax 0.5 V p-p, 75 S

AES/EBU - XLR 5 V p-p, 110 S

Dimensions: (w xhx d): 260 × 170 × 350

Weight: 19 kg incl. external power supply

Finish: frontplate blue, silver, black

Price for unit, might not include all additional charges for shipping & duties. Please inquire for final offer.

AcousticPlan was founded in 1996 by a German enthusiast, Claus Jäckle. Before creating AcousticPlan, Claus spent 15 years experimenting and studying recordings and acoustics, which led him to create unique projects in the audio industry. The products they offer are not only visually attractive, but also use parts of the highest quality and "perfectionist craftsmanship". AcousticPlan is proud of its German engineering, using components with special transformers, adapted to their products, and unique hybrid designs combining the best in the transistor and the tube. However, the company consists of both engineers and musicians dedicated to the construction of products that will honor the reproduction of music.

Philosophy

Claus has a rather unusual approach to his projects, especially in terms of their sound. AcousticPlan creates products that not only use the highest quality technological solutions to accurately reproduce music, but also take into account the fact that neither the properties of the concert hall nor the location of the listener's seat can be perfectly recreated. Instead, Claus and his colleagues focus on recreating the emotions flowing from the music. They strive to achieve a relaxed, emotional experience, without emphasizing the frequency ends, which ultimately downplays the core of the music. "Therefore, AcousticPlan products are geared towards mid-frequencies, where the human ear is most sensitive and the voices and instruments have their highest intensity"