To answer your question directly, no. If I were going to throw tubes in to the mix, I think I'd do it the other way around: a tube pre and keep the DAC SS.
Tgrisham, I'm assuming you run the EE minimax through the tube output stage. What effect does it have on your system when you switch the tube output stage off and go SS instead? The reason I ask is because I've read where some prefer the SS in the DAC over the tube. If I remember correctly, speed in the base was an attribute to the SS that was preferred over the tube.
Tgrisham, I'm assuming you run the EE minimax through the tube output stage. What effect does it have on your system when you switch the tube output stage off and go SS instead? The reason I ask is because I've read where some prefer the SS in the DAC over the tube. If I remember correctly, speed in the base was an attribute to the SS that was preferred over the tube.