Opinion Needed

The funny thing about the name "Tubemeister" is that is was a mistake. I meant to type in the name "Toothmeister" as I am a dentist by profession. I am convinced it was the vision of 300B triodes dancing in my head at the time that caused it.

I do love tubes and have had them in the past, but at the moment I am all solid state.

What ever you get for a source, hook it into your system with a tube buffer, if it doesn't already have a tube output stage. With a name Like Tubemeister I would think I was preaching to the choir.

Thanks for the responses so far.

On the whole, my current system is on the analytical side of neutral and could use a splash of warmth.

I've used my xa5400es for over 3 years and it has performed flawlessly. Sounds fantastic. Highly recommend

I wouldn't buy either one. What is your system?

I recently sold my 5400 to finance a computer/ipad/DAC project. I really miss it. I haven't decided which DAC I will buy to replace it, but a part of me is tempted to go back and buy another 5400.

What about the Marantz sa8004?

I would do the XA5400 and look to modwright to get the most out of the unit.

Chuck

Suggest you consider the Exemplar modded Oppo 105. Demo'd one a couple months ago and it sounded very, very nice! Passed on it since I'm now into streaming my cd library and into analog.

Any Audio Research.