Tough call as the good tubes can really add up quickly. All I can contribute to your dilemma is I talked to a gentleman in the past that had a Baltic that upgraded to a big seven and he said it was night and day different with the B7 being the considerably better DAC.
Yes it's been a fantastic DAC and I couldn't be happier I have no urge to upgrade anymore. I'm completely connected to the music. It's full and rich and detailed without any hint of being analytical or sterile which I hate.
Well I just went from the LHY SW-8 to the Paul Pang Quad Switch and I couldn't be happier. I really liked the LHY SW-8 added a nice degree of relaxation to the music. Adding the Paul Pang Quad Switch I got a greater degree of relaxation, fullness and MUSICALITY that I'm loving. I was happy with...
Got my upgraded Big 7 Mk3 back Friday from Poland and have it burning in ever since. Unfortunately fighting a head cold with clogged ears this weekend so doing any kind of serious listening is pointless. I can tell the music has much more of a presence, very wall of sound and oh my the bass was...