Yes, currently running a quad of Sophia mesh 45 tubes, and a Linlai WE274B rectifier. Sounds pretty darn nice.....Thanks for the update. That's great!! Have fun being immersed in the sonic joys of your Pacific 2.
OK, now it has had plenty of time on it. As others have stated, it is hard to imagine this was the same DAC. It is levels above what it was! I tried some Gold Lion 300b I have as backups for my amps and they were OK. The original RCA NOS 45 I have sound thin and bright. The Sophia 45 mesh plates are just superb in my system. They have the bass of the 300b, the acid etched clarity of the 45, but not bright in my system at all. Rectifier is a Linlai 274B copy that is very good. I have 5U4 types and a 5R4, and the DAC sounds great with all of them, but best with the Linlai. I have not ventured into uber expensive rectifier territory. The anode loads are the stock Russian 6H6N gold pins. Someday I will play with other anode loads. I did try a good 6SN7 with adapters, but it didn't sound any better, which surprised me. Anyway, like others have said, if you are on the fence about updating your Pacific, don't waver. Just do it.Yes, currently running a quad of Sophia mesh 45 tubes, and a Linlai WE274B rectifier. Sounds pretty darn nice.....
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