MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3?
No need to change out the chip in the Orchid. Folks who have and then compared to a fully burned in stock chip now say the stock chip is great. Output caps can be Jupiter copper foil, Miflex 1uf, Audience XO or the new Vcap ODAM The Western Electric tube is a must do upgrade. A good fuse helps. The resistors around the tube can be upgraded to the Vishay Zfoil with great results. Contact me for values if interested and serious about doing the upgrade. Need to be skilled at mods and working on the circuit board. |
There are so many dacs available that as soon as one is determined as Best by one reviewer, another new model is out by someone else and you are back to paying freight on a yet another trial. Our club did a 10 DAC shootout last August. The top 5 were so close it was often difficult to perceive a difference. You can read results on AZAVClub.com. No one mentioned the new Line Magnetic DAC. Probably because you can't really get one too easily. Local Dealer here has had 4 since May. It won in our test. But several others were quite close. |
@gadios I took a quick look at your clubs shootout of dacs and, while im sure it was fun and enlightening, Im not sure how relevant it is to this thread. What was the model of the Line Magnetic dac? The 502ca has been around 7 or 8 years. The other top performers in your shootout were Schiit Yiggy, Chord Qutest and the Jolida/black ice. Given your lineup of contenders, I would bet on the MHDT Orchid with confidence and the Lampizator Ambr 3 moreso. |
