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MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3?

I’m considering one of these. Please share your thoughts, especially if you’ve heard them. I will be streaming 70% and CD’s 30%

Jazz, R&B and classical in that order are my listening habits.

My room is 20x30 and very nice acoustics.

Current system:
Dali Epicon 8, Luxman 509X, PS Audio NuWave DSD, Cambridge CXC, Shunyata interconnects & Nordost speaker cable

Thank you!!!

jzzmusician
yoyodyne
9 posts
 
I believe Amber 3 can play native DSD 64 and 128 files unlike Orchid. Has anyone tested different file types (high res flac & DS) and their impression?
stewg
22 posts
 
Jiun of MHDT Labs said no damage to the Orchid to use adapter and try 6DJ8 tube. He said "deserve to have a trial".
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rx8man
1,481 posts
 
Thanks stewg,
Grannyring and I were a little concerned about that procedure.
I have four extra NOS 1964 Siemen Halske E88CC gold pins for my Cal Audio Aria.
Looking through my storage, I found six NOS Marconi 6SN7s, there’s also an adapter for those, but that’s another story down the road.

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grannyring
6,478 posts
 
Great news about additional tube rolling! 
stewg
22 posts
 
The Siemen tube sounds like it could be a great alternative, given the write up on Brent Jessee's website. I've tended toward the midrange of  nos Mullard tubes in my previously owned tube preamp. But either way, if a 6DJ8 variant brings my Grannyrings' modded Orchid dac up to yet another level, holy cow!
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