Anyone heard the E.A.R. "Acute"?

Just bringing this post to top hoping for more responses.

Jafant,
Are you saying EAR does not have a good reputation?
If so, I'm not sure I agree with you.

Every question I posed to the US distributor of EAR products was answered in a timely manner. Did you contact Dan Meinwald at EAR-USA? BTW: He reps some very nice brands.

If I remember correctly the Acute took 6DJ8/6922 family tubes and yes the Acute benefits from some experimentation with tube rolling.

I liked Siemens CCa and Telefunken E88CC.
Good luck!

Arsh,
I wasn't unhappy with the stock tubes but they can easily be bettered.

I prefer separate DACs because the transport seems to be the weakest point in most CDPs.

Have ordered tubes from Upscale as well, no problems.
Would also recommend Brent Jesse.

Arsh,
Sounds exciting. Congratulations!

I'm running a pair of the Telefunken E88CC from Upscale in my Aesthetix Romulus Eclipse. This CDP takes 1 pr 6dj8 and 1 pr 12ax7.
The Funkies are definitely very nice. I would describe them as "clean".
BTW: I too would like to hear the new Acute DAC.

Yes, I also owned an Acute CDP, liked the "sound" very much.

I'm also using Mullard 12ax7s which might be balancing the Telefunkens. I've not heard the the Telefunkens on their own so what you're saying may be true.

Yes, there are new tubes being labeled Mullard.