Hello All,
I am new to the community of Baltic 3 afficionados.
By chance I discovered that the factory in PL was offering a refurbished Baltic 3 with an hdmi/I2s connector. I purchased the unit since my streamer - Mano Ultra Mk III with Farrad 3 psu - does not implement USB and does I2S.
However, I turn to you to inquire about the tube complement delivered with the Baltic 3. I am not very familiar with vacuum tubes for which reason I seek to learn whether, in the eyes and ears of more experienced tube rollers, the complement in question is ‚quality’ stuff and/or how it can be bettered.
Thanks in advance,
Linlai E6SN7h
Philips JAN 5R4GA rectifier
Audioplated 12Au7/ECC82
Congrats to your B3!
Nobody ever wants to settle with provided tubes, whatever they are.... it's always more of a starting point.
I think the last year has been an experimentation with more adapters and converters than ever expanding the search for new tubes. some great discoveries has been made and I personally think we have seen some old favorite tubes being surpassed. some tubes mentioned in various Lampi threads here (Horizon for example) can also be used in Baltic, so keep an eye open in all Lampi threads.
My personal current favorites is ecc40 in the back row, c3g or e83f in the middle and a mesh az1 rectifier. now this is my current setup, but that is always subject to change. and yes, all of these require adapters. xulingmrs on ebay is our friend! unless you want to go premium, then (again) have a look in the Horizon tube threads and check in with
@takacs75.
Anyway, B3 is a great fun DAC to own! Good choice!