budget diy tube preamp beating many expensive preamps... problem with my system?


My bottlehead moreplay so far has beaten the ARC ref 5 SE, Allnic L3000 v2 and CJ ET5 (and maybe doge 8). I just don't really get it. Is there something about my system thats limiting the peformance of these other pieces or is moreplay just insanely good ?

yamaha ns5000, waudio power strip, waudio cables,  cheap amazon rca cables, amp is CJ LP70S, dac denafrips terminator.

smodtactical

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It's not the cables, it's the simple circuit design and the use of the 6v6 tube. These types of tubes in a preamp give a big bold sound with better air and instrument separation in my opinion.

@smodtactical  the only other preamps I know of that use power tubes in a preamp is space tech lab. He has preamps that can even use kt150/kt 170 and many others.