Interesting about (the interior of) the new Vincent Audio SA-T7 Diamond Tube is, that rare tubes from Telefunken are used in it.
There are tubes and tubes (or valves if you prefer…). Especially in the past, numerous illustrious tubes were released by manufacturers of name and fame. Such as the Telefunken PCF803s. Of course: that was in the heyday of the tube era, when the Crème de la crème line of this technology was made. These tubes have not been fabricated for decades. But here or there, with difficulty, new batches made in the past can still be found. In Vincent Audio’s new SA-T7 Diamond Tube preamplifier you will find the aforementioned original PCF803s. Technical designer of the German manufacturer Frank Blöhbaum built this limited edition device around them. Obviously limited, because, as mentioned, the tubes have become rare
Built-in DAC
What is striking about the Vincent Audio SA-T7 Diamond Tube is its extremely low noise characteristics. Which in turn is partly due to the BestPentode circuit designed by Blöhbaum. The unit features a range of connections for both analog and digital sources. A PCM-5102-based DAC built in, with a maximum quality of 24 bit / 192 kHz. Even modern frills like Bluetooth 5 have been considered.
The SA-T7 Diamond Tube costs $3999.95. As mentioned, limited edition, so you have to be quick.