Hello fellow SN fans. You have experienced what owners of the Scott Nixon Tube DAC have been reporting for a long while. I have a friend that has tried almost every dac you can think of under $2,500. He ended up with a SN Tub DAC. He didn't stop there he has another tube dac on his 2nd systema and a Chibi Dac (solid state SN DAC) (spelling) in his 3rd room. I have tried personally several of the DAC's he has had in my system and I can confirm the SN tube dac has more body on the instruments and vocals.
Spatial resolution is great too. The SN Tube DAC does not alter the sound spectrum. I appears to stay neutral.
There are a few other DAC's I'd like to hear such as the Mew PS Audio Powerwave gear, and a couple others but all of them cost over $2500. So for under $600 you really get a great DAC in a Scott Nixon Tube DAC. I've been enjoying mine for well over 4 years while being used on an Oppo at first and now an Arcam DV78 which sounds remarkable. I like the fact that some of my bright CD's don't have that zippy top end with the SN DAC. Enjoy
Spatial resolution is great too. The SN Tube DAC does not alter the sound spectrum. I appears to stay neutral.
There are a few other DAC's I'd like to hear such as the Mew PS Audio Powerwave gear, and a couple others but all of them cost over $2500. So for under $600 you really get a great DAC in a Scott Nixon Tube DAC. I've been enjoying mine for well over 4 years while being used on an Oppo at first and now an Arcam DV78 which sounds remarkable. I like the fact that some of my bright CD's don't have that zippy top end with the SN DAC. Enjoy