Need a recommendation for a TUBE DAC

LitoZacky
LitoZacky Posts: 115
edited August 2010 in Electronics
I am planning to buy a tube dac to take the edge off of digital from a computer. There was a recommendation from a polkie member saying I should buy the Eastern Electric tube DAC and it is being highly considered. Budget is $800. My main goal is to get a warm sound.
Speaker: LSi 15
Pre/Pro: Pioneer VSX-9040
Amp: Emotiva XPA-2
Sub: Seaton Submersive HP
TV: Samsung PN50B550
DAC: soon-to-be EE Minimax Dac Plus
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  • LitoZacky
    LitoZacky Posts: 115
    edited August 2010
    I was reading a review on the Eastern Electric DAC and he was saying it has the Sabre DAC too, what's so special about it ?

    I use floorstanding speakers with an external amp. I don't use headphone, not so sure if this would change the recommendation of a good DAC

    is this the same dac u are using ? http://www.amazon.com/Peachtree-Decco-Integrated-Amplifier-Built/dp/B0035GM2C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1282439536&sr=8-1
    Speaker: LSi 15
    Pre/Pro: Pioneer VSX-9040
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-2
    Sub: Seaton Submersive HP
    TV: Samsung PN50B550
    DAC: soon-to-be EE Minimax Dac Plus
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,218
    edited August 2010
    I'm very happy with my Music Hall dac25.2. I swaped out the stock tube for an NOS Amperex Bugle Boy & what a difference it made, not subtle to say the least. And being a tweeker, I just took out the stock op-amps & replaced them with Burson Audio HD dual op-amps. Talk about a sonic upgrade!!!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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