My system is also completely tubed from dac to pre to amp.I think it gives more flexibility to tweak the sound by rolling tubes.
Can tubes cancel tubes?
Looking for some technical help on this question. I have been researching for my DAC purchase and have zeroed in on three models that use tubes in the circuit. I like tubes mellow sound. Thing is I have a tube preamplifier that leads into my question. What will be the end result of a tube DAC into a tube preamplifier? Will the sound be bad? Do I need to match the tubes? Can I mix the tubes? Will one cancel out the other? Will it fry my system? My pre is a Schiit Freya s so I can run without tube stage but want to know what would happen if I engaged the tube stage.