[benzoylmethyl]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829107001
No specs or anything listed, and very mixed reviews, but it do look cool.
 

 
 

 

[WarriorAnt]

You know it only looks like a vacuum tube right?

 

[benzoylmethyl]

Aw, man...here I was, hoping they managed to integrate the filament into the board, wire up the amp to take advantage of the tube from the inside, and recreate the vacuum.
 
Yes. 
 
I changed the admittedly stupid-sounding title.  lol.

 

[WarriorAnt]

Everyone thinks it's a vacuum tube at first.  

 

[john57]

Wish to hear more on this and how flexable the software is, for example would this work on netflix or Hulu?

 

[danik97]

BEST DAC EVER MADE 

 

[tme110]

why does the DAC care what software/site is providing the sound?
Quote:

Wish to hear more on this and how flexable the software is, for example would this work on netflix or Hulu?

 

[hodgjy]

Different bit rates, sampling frequencies, compression methods, and multi-channel, etc.......

For example, I don't know of many outboard DACs that decode Dolby or DTS.

why does the DAC care what software/site is providing the sound?

 

[RedBull]

It is also an AMP! oh my goodness.
 
 

 

[tme110]

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Different bit rates, sampling frequencies, compression methods, and multi-channel, etc.......
For example, I don't know of many outboard DACs that decode Dolby or DTS.

Yes, DACs are typically set up for 2 channel sound.  Even my $1000 DAC is 2 channel.  I know they are out there but I have yet to see a netflix movie in DTS or 5.1.  But it's still going to play the same way your computer will play without it - you'll still have the 2-channel sound.  I'm not familiar with sites playing rates or freqs that a standard DAC wont play - plus most lower end DACs automatically down sample to whatever level they can play - which makes playing easy and convinient though you never really know what rate the DAC is actually operating at.  The point being, you'll be fine. (unless you're actually looking for DTS and in that case don't hold your breath)

 

[eugenius]

already done in a much grander scale: behold the kr audio vt20, the vacuum transistor amplifier

 

[RedBull]

^ Wait, no, it look like there's tube inside those cage? =>
 

 
Specifications
-[size=xx-small] [/size]KR Audio VT20 Dual-Mono "Vacuum Transistor" amplifier.
-[size=xx-small] [/size]2 x KR-01 vacuum kanthal transistors, zero negative feedback
-[size=xx-small] [/size]Output: 2 x 50 watt RMS, in Class A.
 
=> it's very confusing.