Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System


My main system is a tube system, tube amps, tube pre-amps, etc. I am in a choice of a new tube or R-2R ladder DAC. I have no doubt about a tube DAC, but I also have heard a lot of good things about the R-2R ladder DACs. May any of you share your opinions?
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I've had my Musical Paradise mp DAC mk3 for a while.  It has user changeable caps (no soldering) and uses both 5 and 6.3 volt rectifiers, and 12 or 6 volt signal tubes.  You can even change the chipsets from AKM's to ESS Pros.  I've done a couple r2r's but keep going back to my MP.  It will do up to DSD 512 and will handle high sampling rates.  I like the fact that I can change to sound by swapping tubes and caps.