A moderate priced dac

In keeping with the spirit of your post; The MHDT Orchid would destroy, obliterate, demolish, make the Codex sound like a toy, make the Ayre sound broken, kill it and utterly make minced meat of it! 😁.

@grannyring  Please tell us how you *really* feel about the Orchid.

I think it is pretty good.....at times....and other times good.  

@grannyring ,
Well, it is cheap enough to give it a try.
Too bad no balanced connectors, though.
Bob

Audio mirror use a lot of junk look at Chinese connectors cheap sink , Elna silver selector switches night and day better fr $40then $3 junk zinc part
cheap Chinese $15 transformer ,not good , grounding also mentioned into question ,UL approved -I doubt it .
i almost bought it Lamoizator Amber 3 night and day better and tube rectifier not 50 cent diode and UL ,EU apprioved for $2750 
best sounding dac $6k or under. Look at 5 star review enjoy the music .com then hesr it for yourself.