Tube DAC Recommendations

Ddelisle911:
Yes, the Romulus absolutely fulfills my expectations. Full, rich, warm, pleasing with plenty of natural-sounding detail. The sound invites the listener to keep listening. Just guessing here, but I would think the only folks who may not be enamored with the Romulus would be those seeking the ultimate in bare-knuckle resolution, music be damned. It is funny that not much has been published yet about the Romulus or Pandora, although I suspect that some good reviews are coming before long. Let us know what happens.

Many thanks to all for your advice on this matter. It was a huge help to me in narrowing down the list.
I have decided to go with the Romulus.

Rtilden-
I appreciate all your comments concerning your experience with the Romulus. Keep me posted on what you do on the tube end.
Best.. Derek

Glad I was able to help. I will post back as requested, and I hope that you are able to favorably post back after your unit has broken in.

I am with Doggiehowser on this. I also have a PDX and have compared it to tons of stuff and nothing bests it so far. The only one that may do it is a Killer DAC which I have on order. I have heard it on a few occasions and know it is very good but haven't done a direct comparison to a PDX. That DAC was compared to a number of uber expensive DAC's by people whose ears I trust including an Audio Note and top of the line DCS Stack. The others were quickly eliminated leaving the Killer and DCS. It was a tie - the DCS was quicker with fantastic detail but the Killer simply sounded more natural and real.

To find out about a PDX check here:
http://www.lenehanaudio.com.au/index.php/products/pdx-usb-dac.html

To Find out about the Killer check here:
http://killerdac.com/forum/index.php

When I get the Killer I will be doing a detailed comparison as well as lending it to guys I trust such as Doggiehowser so they can do the same.

Thanks
Bill

Bob,The PDX looks like it cound be something special.Pasive resistor I/V straightforward output stage and wow, Duelund VSF capacitors with the level 2 mod(very interesting). What`s the output(volts) of this DAC and does it avoid the use of opamps? How stout is the power supply?
Regards,