Too soon to tell, on the sound. Not only has it only been here a day; but I've been without my system for a number of weeks. Need to let things settle in a bit, before critical listening (break-in for the
ears ).
Initial impressions: when it's good, it's very good. Play something in it's wheelhouse, and there's great weight and tone...just like a good tube pre-amp should. Couple of times, I got kind of this "hollowed-out" presentation; very flat, and 2-D. So my initial thought, is it might be unforgiving of source; though my only one right now,
is TIDAL through the Aurender. Might also need some tube tweaking.
I thought I had Mullard CV4004s around. Either I
accidentally let them go, with a piece of gear...or (hopefully), they're in the pre-stage of my PrimaLuna tube IA. So last night...just to get things up and going; I started with GL new prod, in the 6922 slot...and Tung Sol in the 12ax7. Hey...you need to start somewhere, to establish a base right?
Thanks for thoughts on the Sig upgrade. I've heard mixed opinions. Some have said, BIG difference; others said, not so much. We'll see.