Looking forward to that 
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So, Iām thinking Iāll give the Liquid Platinum a try here before too long. Iām wondering about DAC pairing. Iād like to have USB and optical and the ability to lower volume / gain on the DAC end of things. Not looking to spend much more than $200 on the DAC. My question is should I look at something like the SU-8? Would there be a noticeable difference between that and the E30? Personally, I havenāt noticed much difference between the DACs Iāve tried, but those have all been in the $100 range + the Modius. Other models I should be looking at?
Honestly if you arenāt looking to go over 200 then personally I donāt think it would be worthwhile to get another dac here, the good stuff is too high up and the e30 is still pretty solid
For the longest time I had a Geshelli Enog 2 feeding my LP. It ticked all the boxes except for USB input which the new Geshelli DAC addresses.
The LP is q good enough amp that it scaled well with a higher end DAC if you ever move up.
Jnog looks like a pretty nice option. I didnāt realize that it was coming out with the USB module. Iāll probably set my eyes on that.
you get the added benefit of balanced out as well. I agree with @M0N about it not being needed but the E30 is easy to sell if you needed to recoup some of the expense, however, take it from meā¦ itās NEVER a bad idea to have a spare DAC or two about. LOL
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Thatās true, I just donāt foresee a massive difference or anything but you do get to run balanced which is beneficial
Back to $399
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Are the stock EH tubes it uses decent, or something to be instantly changed like with the Dark Voice?
They are decent, yes. They can be improved upon but the MLP impressed me a lot even with the stock tubes.
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I do not have golden ears however, the LP with the included stock tubes sounds really good to me. Iām still running the stock tubes. I did order a couple of other set pairs to try for fun, but they have not arrived yet. (I ordered just in time for the holiday shipping log-jamā¦)
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Iām perfectly happy with the EH tubes. Havenāt felt the need to change.
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I have rolled a few different types of tubes through the MLP. I feel that the stock tubes are good, but a decent set of New Old Stock tubes will give you a performance increase. Just how much depends on the tubes you purchase.
I personally think that as far as price to performance, the best option is a set of Siemens 7308 tubes. Upscale Audio sells them for $48 a pieceā¦those typically go for 2 or 3 times that amount, so itās a good price.
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Before you tube roll, upgrade the caps! Much bigger impact and all on the positive side. The EH Tubes are good, but there are better.
The cap upgrade has had me really happy, moving a good bit towards the āfunā side with my Eikons.
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The tubes were a huge difference, as were the cap upgrades. I actually switched my caps to Audio Note Standard Electrolytic, which my buddy provided to me for free. I canāt recommend those highly enough.
Is upgrading the caps a complicated process? Iām not familiar at all with how to do something like that or what it entails. Maybe you could make a guide!
You de-solder the existing caps and solder in new ones. I can do it for you if you want.
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Scroll through the thread, the details are here, if youāre handy with a soldering gun, $30 dollars and 45 minutes of work.
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https://forum.hifiguides.com/t/buy-sell-and-looking-for-thread/6305/902
just gonna leave this hereā¦ lol
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