Tubadour III SE vs AURALiC Vega G1
The Vega G1's output voltage is 4.0V RMS against the Tubadour III SE's 2.0V RMS and its height 80 mm against 76 mm. Both share bit depth (32-bit) and max sample rate (384 kHz).
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About the Tubadour III SE
The Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE is a legacy, non-oversampling (NOS) R-2R digital-to-analog converter with a vacuum-tube I/V and output stage. It is built around the Analog Devices AD1865N-K multibit DAC chip and accepts AES/EBU, coaxial S/PDIF, optical Toslink, and USB digital sources; I²S was offered as an option. The Special Edition upgrades the standard Tubadour III with Duelund signal-path capacitors, naked Vishay Z-Foil resistors in the I/V and tube circuitry, OSCON capacitors in the USB/I²S supply sections, a Furutech gold-plated IEC inlet, and four IsoAcoustics GAIA isolation feet. It is supplied with NOS Sylvania 5977 subminiature triodes, installed through adapters in 9-pin sockets. The DAC is native PCM only; DSD is supported only when playback software converts it to PCM on the fly. Audio Mirror identifies the Tubadour III SE as a legacy product, while the company’s later Tubadour IV and V models supersede it.
Specifications
Digital Audio
DAC capabilities and digital audio processing
- Bit Depth
- 32-bit
- Max Sample Rate
- 384 kHz
- MQA Support
- No
Analog Output
Analog signal output specifications
- Output Voltage
- 2.0V RMS
Connectivity
Input and output connections
- Bluetooth
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Ethernet
- No
- Digital Inputs
- AES, Coaxial, Optical, USB, I2S
Physical Dimensions
Size, weight, and appearance
- Dimensions
- 330 × 76 × 305 mm (W × H × D)
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