Tube or SS DAC/Player with Tube Preamp?


Do you recommend that I use a Tube DAC (whether stand-alone or as part of a player) with my tube pre-amp (Sonic Frontiers Line2), or SS? My amp is a Bryston 4BST, speakers are JM Reynaud Offrande. Budget for CDplayer or Transport/DAC/cable is $2k, new or used
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Since technically SS output is matched with any input impedance I would go for SS. It is not guaranteed that it'll sound better than tube since we all have different ears. On my opinion most of the tube designs have colouration of sound rather than details. Some people like it some people don't.