I also own the V. Vlad does not recommend swapping the tubes as his original tubes selection sounds best. I bought quite a few back up Russian tubes from Ukraine on ebay. Perfect transactions and inexpensive prices, about 3 weeks for delivery. I saw Vlad at the Round Rock audio show and discussed the VI. I first was gonna pull the trigger, but after thinking it over, I don't want any extra amplification from my dac, like the VI has. My system does not need it. The V is perfect in my case. BTW, Vlad is as friendly a dealer as you'll ever find and will always be willing to work with you.
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I also own the V. Vlad does not recommend swapping the tubes as his original tubes selection sounds best. I bought quite a few back up Russian tubes from Ukraine on ebay. Perfect transactions and inexpensive prices, about 3 weeks for delivery. I saw Vlad at the Round Rock audio show and discussed the VI. I first was gonna pull the trigger, but after thinking it over, I don't want any extra amplification from my dac, like the VI has. My system does not need it. The V is perfect in my case. BTW, Vlad is as friendly a dealer as you'll ever find and will always be willing to work with you. |
@baylinor I'm interested in this DAC. Can you elaborate on what you mean about the amplification you speak of? I've never heard of this from a DAC. |
The Tubadour V has no volume control, the VI does. Many dacs have volume control. The ones that do usually state that if you set the dac volume to max, it will bypass it. Doing so with my preamp/amp combo, it ends up being too much volume. Meaning I have to set my preamp volume well below 9 o'clock to get the volume I like, and it is not desirable as preamps perform best between noon and 3 o'clock. It's all system dependent. |
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