I did the same 3 weeks ago and I prefer a lot the Ray reserve 6SN7.over stock tubes. I noticed better: bass définition, bolder soundstage, more details.
I Can't go back to GE NOS stock tubes.
Daniel
Review on Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC
Hey Gon members,
I just submitted to Stereo Times my review on the new ,and the first, DAC that Linear Tube Audio has just released. For right now I would strongly suggest anyone in the market for a stand alone DAC, regardless of price, consider the Aero. Its build quality, R2R chip set, power supply, internal part selection and the tube based ZOTL analog conversion section leads to one of the most musical and analog type presentations I have heard in the last ten years. Not inexpensive at $3,950, but competes with my reference which sells for $10,000 more. You get a 14 day home . trial. So far no one has returned the Aero after hearing in their system. I go into many details about the Aero in my review, but wanted to give a heads-up for anyone considering a DAC purchase. I believe the Aero is a break through product based on price vs. performance. I'll let you know when the review goes up. Hopefully in the next ten days.
Terajay (Terry London)
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I own both the Denafrips Terminator 15, as well as New Merason Dac1MK2 dac which is a great dac in our audio circle i feel it beat dacs even more expensive , it is not like the Chord Dave which is great on details but is Very neutral , The Merason has very good Detail but balanced never edgy, vs the Mojo dacs similar but the Mojodacs a bit laid back, as in any system your Amplifier, Speakers,and Cables dictate the balance you are looking for . The Terminator 15 is very good snd has both non over sampling as well as over sampling to give you a bit of fine adjustments. They are all. Keeper dacs . you have to go into the $$ Teens to really beat them by a bit or % all diminishing returns when you are getting in the $6k and up range . |
My 2 cents this dac is legit. did a shootout vs lampi GA. much preferred the LTA in a double blinded test that I repeated and had the same results. More realistic sounding and thats saying a lot vs the lamp. i did upgrade to the ray 6sn7 which made a big difference. I honestly feel no need to further quest for a new DAC. This is a long term keeper. Dam good product and happy to support such a classy company. I've been through a TON of DACs over the years. The USB input from my Auralic streamer sounds perfect. steve |
@sisserman Do you have any idea of how long thet new ray tube is suppose to last? |
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