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Anyone compared a KGSSHV with a KGSSHV Carbon?

Hej

I will probably buy Stax SR-007 Mk2, but I´m still not sure which amp to buy. I'm quite sure it will be a Mjölnir Audio amp  but I don't know which. I had my mind set on an amp with tubes and the only Mjölnir Audio amp with tubes, KGST, uses 6S4A tubes. The problem is that there are not many different 6S4A tubes to find. So, anyone compared a KGSSHV with a KGSSHV Carbon? 
simna

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simna OP
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Hej mulveling

Everyone says that the Carbon is the one for 007 Mk2. But it's also twice the price of KGSSHV. So, is it really worth it? 
My "primary" DAC is a LAB 12 DAC1SE which uses a E88CC tube, so if I buy KGSSHV I have the oppertunity to tweak the sound a little by rolling that tube.  
It's really a hard choise, especially when you don't have the possibility to listen to the amps before buying.
Anyway, I really appreciate your thoughts. Thanks!

simna OP
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Carbon is said to sound close to triodes, so I meant if I use a DAC with a tube I could add a little tube "magic" to the sound. I didn't mean it would make the KGSSHV sound like a Carbon.
Maybe it will be a Carbon after all (when I have the money).
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