You want the best possible sound signal going into your linestage....period. It doesn't matter if it's a SS or tube signal - it just needs to be producing the type of sound that appeals to you. I much prefer my tube phono stages going into my tube linestage over being fed through a SS phono stage.
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.