Orchid vs TUBADOUR III - Help me choose

Links to the products https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/mhdtlab/ and https://www.audiomirror.com/product-page/tubadour-iii-non-oversampling-tube-dac.

The Orchid is 1100$ and the TUBADOUR III (T3) 1500$.
The are both R-2R tube DAC with tube buffered output. The inside of the Orchid looks very organised and clean. the T3 is a little messy. Which one should I choose?

I am in Denmark so there is no way to try before buy.

martin-andersen05-25-2019 11:35am

teajay Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,715 posts 07-04-2019 at 11:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hey audio123, The ball is in the hands of Vlad. I told him the details about how to setup a review for Six Moons.com, which level DAC would be best to review and then he completely went away. I'm still game to do the review, it's up to him.
nenon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 28 posts 07-05-2019 at 12:15am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @teajay - does Six Moons.com require a mandatory donation to make a review? I always wondered.
teajay Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,715 posts 07-05-2019 at 03:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hey nenon, You can read the policy on what it takes to setup a review and the rational for it right on the Six Moons website. To get a review the manufacturer has to pay a one month advertising fee up front. This insures a review will be done, but does not in any fashion guaranties a positive or flattering one.
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