Audio Mirror WAVE DAC k

I have the Wave DAC -- I responded brbock on the other site with a pic of the inside of the DAC. We have had ours for maybe 2 1/2 weeks. We have spent every night in front of the system, listening for 2-3 hours. As hifipassion mentioned, the tube replacement is inexpensive. I did replace the rectifier with a vintage 6X5gt, which at first sounded a bit too bright. I was advised by Brent Jessee to give it 50+ hours, and it's absolutely sublime right now. That said, the stock tube compliment makes for shockingly good sound. I can only reiterate what hifipassion said above. We have Lamm preamp/Lamm ML2.1 SET amps and the Wave DAC is astounding. We had the Audio Mirror Tubadour III, the IV and the V. All were excellent, and I could have been satisfied for a long time without making a change. That said, the quality of the playback with the Wave DAC is so fluid, textured, layered in a way I have not ever heard. The vocals are so transparent that you don't hear the tone but the actual vocal chords and the singer's control over their singing. Stringed instruments, piano, they're just amazing. Drums have a natural weight and density to them. And the most unique aspect of the playback is the infinite headroom. When there is a sax solo, or Miles Davis on Bitches Brew, it literally leaps out of the music as you would expect to hear it, and yet rarely do. Usually, the leading instrument feels tethered to the other players and tracks. Not with the Wave DAC. It's a remarkable connection with the music.

@brbrock You're quite welcome.  Over the past two weeks, we have been listening 2-3 hours every night.  The neighbors came over and played DJ until after midnight.  My brother who is also into fine audio came for a visit and we listened for 3 hours.  At the end, he said, "This is like an entirely new activity, never heard anything like it."

If that sounds exaggerated and dramatic, I suppose it is.  My wife and I are re-discovering all of this music we have been listening to for decades.  Not simply by hearing new details in the music, but particularly how the various parts are meant to fit together as a composition.

If you get one, have a listen to "She's Leaving Home" by the Beatles, and see if it doesn't sound like the first time you're hearing it.