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Lampizator Amber 3

I expect to receive my new Amber 3 next week. It is unbalanced and without volume control.  It will have USB, SPIDF and Toslink digital inputs. Lampizator does not seem to offer upgraded tubes as an option so I am wondering what tubes, new or NOS, selected over the stock tubes might improve sound quality. Is it better to focus on the ECC99 or the ECC82? I find ECC82 equivalent code to be 12AU7 and ECC99 to be 6N6P and E182CC.

I will use Wywires Platinum USB cable and Wywires Digital Juice II Silver series power cord.          

I would greatly appreciate any other guidance people may have. 

Thanks


oglefront

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oglefront OP
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I made an assumption based on an October 15, 2019 post by Audioman58 in which he discussed the Amber 3 and upgrades: "(Amber 3) Very analog sounding with excellent detail in some cases better then vinyl, and you can make it better still, good aftermarket fuse, good power cord, and upgrading the rectifier tube and the 12au7 tube, the ecc99 super tube is very good this makes it better still," ... "I sold my $6k psaudio flagshipdac to buy this dac much more 3D realism !!"  


oglefront OP
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The Lampizator North America website says the Amber 3 uses ECC99 and ECC82 tubes. Beyond that I know nothing but have queried Lampizator about how many of each. One photo I saw looked like three different tubes but I don't know if it was the final production model of the Amber 3. 
oglefront OP
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Thank You All,
I tend to get a little over eager when anticipating a new component. After each read I was reminded of James Tanner's (Bryston) quote by his name on Audiocircle "Demo is Everything!".

For convenience I will provide Fred Ainsley's (Lampizator NA) response to a similar thread on Audiocircle: 
"We don't really encourage tube rolling in the Amber and certainly don't encourage the modification of our units. While you may be able to alter things in a way that you personally prefer, we believe the Amber to be voiced very well from the get go, shipping with quality tubes.

It is also difficult to support the opening of a sealed chassis without clearing it with us. This is unlike our "tube rollers paradise" or DHT series with external tube access.

I'd encourage you to give it a listen stick and contact us directly if there are tube issues or concerns.
Best,
Fred A."

Anybody know what a "listen stick" is?
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