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I got a Cl-38 uc recently. Opened it up and saw that the preamp stage tubes were basic JJ 12au7's - 5 of them arranged in this fashion: : : . 2 tubes - 2 tubes - 1 tube. I have a pair of NOS Mullards, which position would be the best for these, or do I have to replace all 5 for any...

I have a M-700u amp. I am considering adding a Da-250 dac to this and use the built in volume control without adding a pre-amp. Will the combo. sound good or should I consider a separate analog preamp? My understanding is that the Da-250 has the LECUA volume control which is considered very...