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tubed dac paired to tubed preamp, worth it?

well, its been almost 6 months since fiddling with my system, so, i am going to, because...i feel like it. I wonder if getting a tubed dac paired with my tubed pre will have any impact on sound, or is it overkill, or, no kill at all. I currenly run a canary 906 as my pre, with a musical fidelity A3 24 dac because i run a yamaha 5 disc carousel as it suits my listening habits, i like random..and i am pleased with the sound..but, most of you can relate...time to tweak!!..im wondering if anyone has paired a tube dac to their tubed pre and the results.
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mapman
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No single answer...it depends.

In my case I started with a tube DAC and then added the tube pre-amp and have since used both tube and SS dacs with good results. The difference will be more in the specific sound you are looking for rather than the DAC technology used. If I had to choose between tube dac and tube pre-amp, I would go with tube pre-amp.
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