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Sun, 04 February 2024 07:56

kasperbergholt
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Registered: August 2021
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

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Clever people,

I'm considering investing a bit in a tube-based DAC. I'm in the research phase and have looked at SWX1, Abbas, LAB12 products - from new; for a long time interested in Sonic Frontiers offerings, but they're rarely for sale here in Europe.

About a year ago I sold my Audio Note DAC 01.x to fund upgrading my RIAA from a Sugden A21 Phono to a Leben RS30-EQ - in and of itself a great decision in terms of getting the sound I was expecting.

However, I miss the sound of the 01.X - perhaps because of its zero negative feedback design and lack of digital filtering. I'm currently using a Topping E30 - as different from the Audio Note as things can be.

Which leads me to my question. Does anyone have experiences with DACs from SW1X, Abbas, or LAB12?

The rest of the chain is Harbeth M30 speakers and Leben CS-600 amplifier.

Recommendations for others brands is more than welcome too.

The Audio Note DAC 0.1x design is with a fixed tube (6111WA) that cannot be changed without soldering. I'd like to have more flexibility in a new DAC.

Thanks in advance,

Kasper

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		Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: kasperbergholt on Sun, 04 February 2024 07:56
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: Rusty on Sun, 04 February 2024 12:46
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: kasperbergholt on Tue, 06 February 2024 05:53
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: Rusty on Tue, 06 February 2024 06:59
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: kasperbergholt on Tue, 06 February 2024 12:38
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: Rusty on Tue, 06 February 2024 18:09
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: gofar99 on Wed, 07 February 2024 20:15
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: kasperbergholt on Fri, 09 February 2024 04:43
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: Rusty on Sat, 10 February 2024 10:03
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: kasperbergholt on Wed, 14 February 2024 11:13
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: gofar99 on Thu, 15 February 2024 20:58
		Re: Tube DAC - SW1X, Abbas, LAB12, Sonic Frontiers? By: kasperbergholt on Tue, 20 February 2024 10:57

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