Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC

hi doug:

you frequently use the word "better" , without contextual reference.

thus there is no way to assess the connotation of your statements.

better is subjective, and, as i have said, i think that the "right" tube in the original dac may be preferable to the dac plus.
however, what you consider to be "better" may not concide with my conception of the term.

Mrtennis,

"Better" is simply the enemy of "Good"...

Only your ears can decide between the two.

Mrtennis, it should have been fairly obvious; the "contextual reference" for my conclusions is contained in the articles I have written.

i confess that i may have forgotten what you wrote in the pasr.

i think the answer to the question "what is better", aims to get at the heart of what you consider sonic excellence.

if i understand your frame of reference, e.g., the greatest resolution with a balanced frequency response, as sonic excellence, i will have the answer to my question.

each one of us has a criterion as to the nature of sonic excellence.

it is subjective, of course, since the nature of audio is based upon sense perception.

Agree that DAC+ with discrete opamps (Dexa or Burson) and NOS tube is much more analog sounding than stock unit. Unless you have heard these mods you really have not heard the unit at its full potential.