I use Chord Qutest with 300B SET with Altec 604E 15" coaxial with compression horn mid-high driver.
Qutest is very detailed and neutral sounding DAC. But with SET the sound is warm.
They work great together.
It is completely different league compared to my R2R Cary 303 mk1 CD player.
I still use Cary 303 as transport.
I know there are good modern R2R DACs around. But I’m not sure that you need to soften sound if you have a tube amplifier.
Qutest is very detailed and neutral sounding DAC. But with SET the sound is warm.
They work great together.
It is completely different league compared to my R2R Cary 303 mk1 CD player.
I still use Cary 303 as transport.
I know there are good modern R2R DACs around. But I’m not sure that you need to soften sound if you have a tube amplifier.