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Well I just put in an order for the new D1, judging from my receipt number I'm the 38th guy to order this thing from the website. Anyway it's interesting that with such an inexpensive product Maverick still able to provide a host of options. If the SQ is some what acceptable I'd say that Ryan has winner on his hand. On a side note, I plan to rolling some tubes with this dac and is a bit confused by the variant of NOS tubes out there, why some 5670 tubes are more expensive than other even thought they are of the same brand? Any one has any recommendation?
I will do a mini review of the dac, pre and post tube rolling
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I am no tube expert, but I try to put my 2 cents.
There were quite a few factories manufacturing 5670 tubes in the past. Even for the same factory, there have been different versions.
It is believed western made 5670 has better sound quality than the Chinese/Russian clones.
GE, Sylvania, Raytheon, WE they all made 5670 tubes.
You can try GE and Sylvania JAN (Military) version 5670 tube. They are widely available and reasonable priced. I believe most our customers replacing the stock tube with GE/Sylvania JAN tube.
For better performance, you can try WE396A or Raytheon windmill getter, they are more expensive than above 2 models. The WE396A is probably the best one, but it is also the most expensive tube ( ~ $50 per tube).
There is also Russian 6N3P-I, a 5670 clone made for Russia military. I've never tried this tube and don't know if it is any better than the Chinese tube used in our DAC. The Chinese tube comes with the DAC was manufactured by Beijing Tube factory in the 70's for Chinese military.