How many in this thread who are responding have actually owned a Tambaqui dac? I have…. It is a superb solid state dac- extremely low noise floor with excellent purity. Would I own it again? No question.
However it was handily beaten in an A/B comparison in my buddy’s system against an Aries Cerat Helene. The Helene was more open on top and greater musicality in our panel’s opinion. He has since upgraded to the AC Kassandra II- an amazing dac…. Now keep in mind, these ARE tube units- Tambaqui is solid state, however superb in its own right.
However it was handily beaten in an A/B comparison in my buddy’s system against an Aries Cerat Helene. The Helene was more open on top and greater musicality in our panel’s opinion. He has since upgraded to the AC Kassandra II- an amazing dac…. Now keep in mind, these ARE tube units- Tambaqui is solid state, however superb in its own right.