Zoya,
I'll wait to offer my recommendation (or not) until after the Tubedac is broken-in. So far with the Tubedac hooked up to my SA 8260 I hear a slight narrowing of the soundstage but a much fuller-richer-sweeter sound. I put in an German Valvo branded 6DJ8 tube so I'm pretty sure alot of the richness is due to the tube. The dac has also seemed to smooth out the sound, much to my liking I might add. I'm looking forward to comparing the SN-SA8260 setup to my Cary 308T cdp. BTW, the Nakamichi cd player 4 sounds pretty good with this dac as well.
I'll keep you posted.
I'll wait to offer my recommendation (or not) until after the Tubedac is broken-in. So far with the Tubedac hooked up to my SA 8260 I hear a slight narrowing of the soundstage but a much fuller-richer-sweeter sound. I put in an German Valvo branded 6DJ8 tube so I'm pretty sure alot of the richness is due to the tube. The dac has also seemed to smooth out the sound, much to my liking I might add. I'm looking forward to comparing the SN-SA8260 setup to my Cary 308T cdp. BTW, the Nakamichi cd player 4 sounds pretty good with this dac as well.
I'll keep you posted.