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Tube-based DACS: Positive? Negative? 

Tube-based DACS: Positive? Negative?


I’ve been desiring to interject some of the desirable characteristics of vacuum tubes into a fully SS system.

Are there users out there who have positive experiences with tube-based DACs in this regard?

Such offerings by Lampizator, Prima Luna, and others seem to present some interesting solutions. Would love to hear your feedback.


Thanks :)


davkobza

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georgehifi
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Your correct it does use tube rectifiers in the dac
The BorderPatrol DAC uses a R2R DAC chip with no over-sampling and no digital filtering fed from a very sophisticated choke input, tube rectified power supply to produce one of the most natural, ’un-digital’ sounds it is possible to hear.
But to me it’s a very strange thing to say, that it’s the reason "why" it’s got "un-digital" sound.

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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davkobza
Tube-based DACS: Positive? Negative?

Negative,
If you want to color the sound, do it with a tube pre or buffer, that way you can take them out if you feel you want no coloration.
Even better get a Schiit Freya pre that way you have 3 sounds in one "passive" "tube" or "solid state"

Cheers George
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