Same as Lemay Audio at Montreal Audio Fest using a $1300 portable as reference DAC the iFi Diablo to replace $20,000 DAC.
this is madness. 😂
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
@oddiofyl @auroravengeance I had a chance to demo the Lab12 dac ref. The colorful tonality and midrange was gorgeous, but it was too bright in my system. I wonder if changing the tubes would help? |
@macdude I have rolled tubes in my Lab12 ref dac and it has made a difference. In my case it wasn’t because it was too bright. The stock EH tubes just didn’t show what the dac was capable of. I ended up with french made Dario Miniwatt (Philips) E188CC as my favorite but the Amperex Bugle Boy 6DJ8’ s also sound excellent and are easier/less expensive to buy. Siemens E88CC were good but not as warm and heading towards being on the bright side. I will be trying some Russian 6H23n V rockets for fun since Lab12 designs their equipment around russian tubes. Mine is playing through a Raven Blackhawk now which is a pretty warm amp….i do love the sound of this dac…good luck with it all. |