Whats the best Tube Dac, people have heard. There's plenty of good ones out there, Audio Logic, Altis Reference, Kora Hermes, Melos Maxx Tube Dac, AudioNote, VAC, Jadis.
My Jadis JS-1 is by far the best DAC I have ever heard, period!!! The CJ DA-2B has 85% of the Jadis' natural quality at 15% of the cost. If you can find one of these, snatch it up!
Another vote for the Audio Logic 2400 (upgraded from the 34). Simply more alive sounding, natural and dimensional, with superb bass extension. I preferred it to the Jadis and Altis, both of which were at least originally designed by the same designer, Jerry Ozment. Haven't heard the Audio Note, but would expect it to be a contender as well based on the excellence of their other tubed offerings.
Audio Note Dac 5 with latest transformer upgrade. This Dac is beyond belief. It finally delivers all the promise of digital with the harmonics, delicacy, liquidity and low level resolution of analog. I would put it up against any playback system, digital or analog.
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