This morning when i switched on the Leben I heard 2 popping sounds within 10 Seconds with smoke starting to come up from underneath the amp. I immediately switched off the Leben and tested the tubes...both tubes on the right channel were dead with the left channel still testing strong. (The...

I am looking to buy a DAC that will to sit behind my Leben CS-300X Tube Amplifier. My budget is around A$1700. Would welcome any suggestions? Leben (or any tube amp) owners please feel free to chime in. After reading various reviews, forums, blogs etc...I have shortlisted the following so...