I have a Helene on its way here and I am curious about where you Helene owners source your E280F input tubes in the USA? Also, do you have a favorite GZ34/5AR4 rectifier tube? I have read that the rectifier tube is important to how the Helene sounds. Is it possible to achieve most of what the Helene is capable of sonically when using current production rectifier tubes, such as the Mullard or Genalex at around $60 or the Matsushita at around $80, or do I need to spend $3-400 on a NOS rectifier tube? Finally, what length of warm-up does the Helene require before it mostly reaches its potential, is it in the 1-2 hour range or longer? Thanks for any responses.
Aries Cerat Helene vs MSB Premiere DAC vs Lampizator Pacific 2
Priced fairly close once fully maxxed out. I suppose you could add the Kassandra ll onto this list, but its priced slightly higher.
Looking strongly at these DACs listed in the title, and finding it very hard to make a decision. I have access to either at a very good used price, but I have not heard anything from either brand.
This DAC would replace the DAVE/BLU, and I would move it to my 2 channel setup. MSB/Aries/Lamp would be the DAC used for my Viva 845.
I'd really love any feedback on this. I don't want to make an expensive "mistake".
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