Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] OT Now I've seen everything (Audiophile related)
From: Fred Gleason (fredg_AT_wava.com)
Date: Wed Jun 05 2002 - 02:52:24 EEST
On Tuesday 04 June 2002 12:56, David Matthews wrote:
> Now that's just ridiculous. I love tubes as much as anyone, but what's the
> point of using a tube amplifier with a cheapo motherboard DAC?
I'd be more interested to see how they're generating the B+ voltage for that
tube -- values of around +100 V DC or more are typically required. I can
just imagine how the circuitry for *that* affects noise performance in the
DAC...
Cheers!
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