It is a hybrid device. Octave resembles SS in his sound signature, but has some advantages of tubes - comparing to audiolab I own today, the sound is more sweet, harshness is gone, voice presentation is more three-dimensional.. it is hard to describe in words until you hear..
I am a freak of high-resolution, so just wanted to bring this point, there are always exceptions.. as I hate 'tube sound' -- michael123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81616 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles