Quote Originally Posted by blackraven View Post
... Set up #2 using the Mavericks Preamp I turned the volume control all the way to the left on the amp and used the Mavericks volume pot to control the volume. The sound was markedly improved. It was smoother, warmer with more depth and air. Bass was deeper. It did really help the sound of the B6's treble which is a little rolled off to begin with. The Maverick Preamp really improved the sound. The only cons were that there was a little less resolution ...
This is a demonstration of how tubes color the true sound. In as much as Maverick is only adding to, not replacing, any Dayton component, the addition would seem to be distortion. Whether this is an "improvement" is subjective.

"It was smoother, warmer with more depth and air." These are qualities commonly attributed to tubes, but I contend that they are artifacts.