Tube dacs make sense if you want a bit of coloration to the sound not a bad thing if that's what you are after. I had a Lampi Big 6 and IMHO was too colored only realized it after an audition of a Bricasti M1. Once heard and understanding what the tubed dac was doing I had to have a more neutral and even sounding dac, if this makes sense.
Does a Tube Dac make sense?
I’m in the market for a dac since I bought a Musical Paradise MP701MKII Tube Preamp few months back, does it make sense to buy a tube dac? The seller Garry is suggesting to get the Musical Paradise MP D2 MKIII which is a tube dac with a AK4490 but can be upgraded to AK4499 but I’m leaning towards the RME ADI2 which is almost the same price as the MP tube dac. I’m finding it hard to justify a $1k dac but I have read a lot of forums that suggests the RME or the SMSL M400 and Denafrips Ares II but I’m a sucker for vu meters and spectrum analyzers but if the MP tube dac is a good match for my MP tube preamp I’m willing to give it a go.