Yes, Alan, I could see the filments in the two tubes. I assume that, since the CD player has hardly been used, the tubes will be fine. As I don't think I can get much from selling it, I am going to put it on the rack to see if it can still deliver some magics. Thanks to all of you helping out.

Yamaha RXV3800; 2xM80, 2xQS8, VP150 and EP350v3; Panasonic 50" TV; PS3; Harmony One; Denon 3930CI