AMR/iFiAudio said,
“I believe the founder and designer for BAT was Ukrainian, that's why he knows all of those nice russian tubes. I think he passed away recently, big shame.
Russian tubes are not worse than western ones. Just different”
Interesting comments, I’ll soon find out.
Abbas Esoteric Audio (Abbas Zulfugarov) in Ukraine and just completed a build for me (Should be shipped soon).His 3.2 SE DAC.
The output analog stage is based around the 6080 tubes (1pair) and uses vintage Soviet/Russian germanium transistors for I:/V conversion and voltage regulators/stabilizers etc. This mixed in with Audio Note Tantalum resistors and Blackgate capacitors etc.
It also employs various kenotrons throughout its power supplies.It is NOS Phillips 1541 chip based. This is a different experience for me and I am really looking forward to its arrival.
Charles