Tube Dac to Tube pre?

Let's see old tubes sound better than new ones and old records sound better than newer digital recordings.

Are there any old technology known to man that are deemed superior to modern technology outside of the high end audio world? Or are we audio buffs perhaps just a little whacked?

Hi Steve,

So the answer to your original question is "Yes". There should not be any issue. And you should hear some improvement by replacing the pre/pro with a better preamp. What types of tubes will go into the DAC and the pre? Most NOS tubes, meaning tubes that were made in their golden days, will sound better than current productions. Different manufacturer will have different house sound as well. There have been some decent tubes coming out of China and Russia recently. I have not compare them to my NOS stash yet, but they will typically cost less, and are more accessible.

What music file format are you streaming? That may also impact SQ as well.

FrankC

Streaming flac files and will probably continue with flac. Current tubes in the dac are Amperex Bugle Boy 6DJ8. They are an upgrade from the originals.

While we are at this, do you have any recommendation on pre's? I do require a remote and would like it to control source as well as volume though just volume would be ok. Price range for a start: less than $1000

Thanks
Steve