Does a Dac need a tube?

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Topic - Why so few Tube Dacs? - Dynobot 18:11:38 07/14/12 (52)

Been looking for a very good tube Dac - Dynobot 16:16:14 08/14/12 (0)

Does a Dac need a tube? - Sumflow 21:24:20 07/22/12 (14)

My question is... - rlw 12:56:03 07/24/12 (3)

Forward looking - Sumflow 19:54:53 07/24/12 (2)

that's a completely ignorant and stupid "choice" ... - TBone 12:15:40 08/10/12 (1)

RE: that's a completely ignorant and stupid "choice" ... - Tony Lauck 15:10:09 08/14/12 (0)

Need vs. Want - Tony Lauck 08:04:27 07/23/12 (7)

Balderdash, tone controlled solid state does not and possibly will not equal vacuum tube circuits. HF has - cfb 08:58:24 07/23/12 (6)

nah ... - TBone 12:33:03 08/10/12 (2)

RE: nah ... - Tony Lauck 15:12:57 08/14/12 (1)

a midrange myth ... - TBone 18:10:52 08/18/12 (0)

RE: Balderdash, tone controlled solid state does not and possibly will not equal vacuum tube circuits. HF has - Tony Lauck 09:17:20 07/23/12 (2)

Nope, never recorded, been in the hobby 30 years and reel to reel tape plus vacuum tubes sounds more - cfb 13:27:27 07/23/12 (1)

RE: Nope, never recorded, been in the hobby 30 years and reel to reel tape plus vacuum tubes sounds more - Tony Lauck 14:16:12 07/23/12 (0)

Because DAC chips such as Wolfson, Burr-Brown, AD, are either current out or voltage out in the - cfb 05:03:38 07/23/12 (1)

Thanks; good info -nt - Feanor 05:25:01 08/10/12 (0)

Yet more tube DACs. Just adding to the list, - cfb 08:15:39 07/18/12 (0)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - Mick Wolfe 03:08:10 07/18/12 (1)

Grant Fidelity - dvb 13:16:45 07/22/12 (0)

The AMR...nt. - classfolkphile 20:42:56 07/16/12 (0)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - audioengr 18:21:31 07/15/12 (1)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - Mike Mc 00:13:15 07/18/12 (0)

Many in fact; Ancient Audio and Audioaero very high-end more $$$ than AudioNote. Ancient is the only - cfb 12:11:41 07/15/12 (2)

Wow thats a lot....nt - Dynobot 13:10:18 07/15/12 (1)

PS. left out the Jadis JS-1 MKIV Tube DAC and the Acoustic Plan DigiMaster DAC both reference - cfb 14:11:25 07/15/12 (0)

TADAC - slapshot 09:12:14 07/15/12 (0)

From a practical standpoint... - mls-stl 08:38:46 07/15/12 (14)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - Tony Lauck 08:54:43 07/15/12 (13)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - mls-stl 09:30:40 07/15/12 (1)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - Tony Lauck 10:33:59 07/15/12 (0)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - Dynobot 09:00:49 07/15/12 (10)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - Tony Lauck 09:27:13 07/15/12 (9)

The Philbrick model K2-W, the first commercial vacuum tube operational amplifier back in 1952. - cfb 12:09:30 07/15/12 (1)

Thanks for the link! nt - Tony Lauck 12:29:46 07/15/12 (0)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - Dynobot 09:32:06 07/15/12 (6)

RE: From a practical standpoint... - John Swenson 17:49:34 07/16/12 (0)

Keep in mind... - mls-stl 10:21:19 07/15/12 (4)

1961Vacuum Tube Op-Amp - Tony Lauck 12:23:16 07/15/12 (2)

RE: 1961Vacuum Tube Op-Amp - rick_m 17:19:13 07/15/12 (1)

RE: 1961Vacuum Tube Op-Amp - Tony Lauck 17:44:00 07/15/12 (0)

Got it...thanks!..nt - Dynobot 10:23:34 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - tmsorosk 06:59:19 07/15/12 (0)

After a littlel digging I found that - Dynobot 06:48:37 07/15/12 (1)

I also found that EA used the same board for the Spoiler Dac - Dynobot 09:53:11 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - knewton 06:39:08 07/15/12 (1)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - Dynobot 06:50:13 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - kuma 00:31:38 07/15/12 (4)

At $6 Grand it better be ! * - Cut-Throat 08:35:26 07/15/12 (2)

There are more expensive tube DACs even up to forty thousand dollars. - cfb 12:19:51 07/15/12 (1)

And I would say the same thing about them also.......* - Cut-Throat 14:53:27 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Why so few Tube Dacs? - Dynobot 06:31:18 07/15/12 (0)

Aesthetix Pandora ??? - EmailTim 19:12:53 07/14/12 (0)

Follow Ups

Does a Dac need a tube? - Sumflow 21:24:20 07/22/12 (14)

My question is... - rlw 12:56:03 07/24/12 (3)

Forward looking - Sumflow 19:54:53 07/24/12 (2)

that's a completely ignorant and stupid "choice" ... - TBone 12:15:40 08/10/12 (1)

RE: that's a completely ignorant and stupid "choice" ... - Tony Lauck 15:10:09 08/14/12 (0)

Need vs. Want - Tony Lauck 08:04:27 07/23/12 (7)

Balderdash, tone controlled solid state does not and possibly will not equal vacuum tube circuits. HF has - cfb 08:58:24 07/23/12 (6)

nah ... - TBone 12:33:03 08/10/12 (2)

RE: nah ... - Tony Lauck 15:12:57 08/14/12 (1)

a midrange myth ... - TBone 18:10:52 08/18/12 (0)

RE: Balderdash, tone controlled solid state does not and possibly will not equal vacuum tube circuits. HF has - Tony Lauck 09:17:20 07/23/12 (2)

Nope, never recorded, been in the hobby 30 years and reel to reel tape plus vacuum tubes sounds more - cfb 13:27:27 07/23/12 (1)

RE: Nope, never recorded, been in the hobby 30 years and reel to reel tape plus vacuum tubes sounds more - Tony Lauck 14:16:12 07/23/12 (0)

Because DAC chips such as Wolfson, Burr-Brown, AD, are either current out or voltage out in the - cfb 05:03:38 07/23/12 (1)

Thanks; good info -nt - Feanor 05:25:01 08/10/12 (0)

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