Streamers with tube output stage?

Ayon S10 II

Streamer/DAC/Pre

Space tech labs has a streamer with a tube output stage

I wonder if anyone would ask here if there's any laptop with tube output stage for music....

That would be fun

@tommylion

I believe you can order a Lampizator DAC with Roon bridge. This means you do need a separate laptop or server to run the Roon Core on your network.

I also think noise is why you don't see any streamers with tube stage.   Tubes are vulnerable to RF noise.    

I prefer separate components,  especially something like a streamer which is essentially a computer.   Not that it will get outdated fast, but it will be like this Tab im typing on... at some point it will no longer be supported by firmware.  

Gosh. I don’t think this exist…

I know it exists, sort of. Modwright offered a modification of the well regarded Cambridge CXN V2:

https://www.modwright.com/modifications/cambridge-cxn-v2-tube-modification.php

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cambridge-audio-cxnv2-truth-mod-tubes-make-all-the-difference

Problem is, Modwright has discontinued the mod.

Why? You searching for your definition of "tube sound?"

Or just extraneous maintenance?

One of the crucial main goals of streamers is keeping noise to an absolute minimum. I don’t see how tubes help with this. Better to just use tubes down the line I’d think.

I don’t know of any.

Gosh. I don’t think this exist (yet). 

maan! some day there will be the unit made of marble chassis and platinum PCB with diamonds in the knobs. It's going to be very expensive!!!