[plastick]

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/aopenax4btube/
 
Anyone know if any manufacturer has made a newer motherboard with tube amplification for the audio? I'm interested to see how this sounds.

 

[leeperry]

Coolermaster also gave a go at the tube hype: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/musketeer_iii_tube_pre_amp
 
apparently there's an orange led to fake the tube glow, the pot is noisy, and the SQ nothing to write home to mummy about...I bet Coolermaster learned their lesson