Dac help

[blackraven]

All I can say is that the sound of the Tube output is way better than the SS output on the DAC-11 by a long shot. It's not even close.

[Enochrome]

All I can say is that the sound of the Tube output is way better than the SS output on the DAC-11 by a long shot. It's not even close.

What is better about it? I am still considering the Dac-11. What is the deal with the delivery person collecting the tax for the Dac-11 purchase; it is stated on their website.

[Feanor]

What is better about it? I am still considering the Dac-11. What is the deal with the delivery person collecting the tax for the Dac-11 purchase; it is stated on their website.

Grant Fidelity ships from Canada so I'd guess they have opted to let the carrier collect whatever brokerage, duty, and/or taxes that might be required by Federal or State law. As I understand, some States collect a sales tax, some don't. Figure all this out and collect the exact amount in advance from the purchaser would be difficult if not impossible. I see they will collect EU VAT but the VAT is uniform across the EU so easier to do.

[Feanor]

All I can say is that the sound of the Tube output is way better than the SS output on the DAC-11 by a long shot. It's not even close.

When all is said and done, the DAC-11 sounds enticing to me and I'm thinking of going for one.

It looks like you can route either of the analog inputs through the tube buffer making it easy to evaluate the tube buffer apart from the DAC (as well as the DAC apart from the tube buffer).

I have a few 6922 tubes left over from the sale of my Sonic Frontiers preamp, so I can indulge in some tube rolling if I feel like it.

BTW, if I had the cash, I might indulge myself with the Yulong Sabre D18 DAC ($699; here). I'd like to here a Sabre-based DAC; the other popular option with Sabre chips is the Wyred4Sound DAC-1 or DAC-2 which are pricier.