music hall 25.2 DAC mod

Well I took the advice above and tried the JJ6922 tube and immediately noticed a more liquid sound and greater depth and seperation. Only thing is, the one I ordered does not have gold pins. I do not know if that will matter much ?

I AM LOOKING FOR A (DAC) THAT IS THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS THAT IS WELL UNDER $1,000.00! I HAVE LOOKED AT PRETTY MUCH EVERY (DAC) OUT THERE AND IT IS VERY HARD TO CHOSE ONE THAT WILL WORK FOR ME! I READ ABOUT THE (MUSIC HALL 25.2)THE (WAVELENGTH AUDIO PROTON) (PS AUDIO DAC III) AND ALOT MORE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH TO CHOSE! I WILL BE DOWNLOADING ALOT OF OLD (70'S FUSION JAZZ & R&B ALBUMS, CASSETTES) DOWN TO (LOSSLESS FORMAT) TO WHICH I ALSO NEED TO KNOW ALL THE SETTING TO (RECORD-IN)FOR THE BEST SOUND QUALITY BUT I ALSO NEED TO KNOW IS IT BETTER TO RECORD IN (WAVE OR OGG) AND WHICH CODEC RECORDS AT THE BEST (SOUND QUALITY) AND USES THE LESS HARD DRIVE SPACE? I NEED HELP WITH ALL OF THIS FROM ALL THOSE WHO HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND CHOICES?

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If it sounds good....then it sounds good! I got mine with the gold pins from Antique Electronic Supply in Tempe,AZ, however, it cost $23 which is more that the usual approx. $12 that I saw at other vendors. Maybe there's a cost differential for gold pins, not sure. They tested the tube before sending it for $1 and got it to me quickly since I'm in SF, but s/h was $10 (ouch!).

Any updates on mods for this DAC?

I am also very impressed with the DAC 25.2. I ended up rolling several tubes and settled on a NOS 7398 Mullard CV2493 military spec tube.