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
rx8man

My Mullard 6DJ8 variant is still on the way to try out in my grannyring modded Orchid, but your experience with the   CV-181-Z is certainly intriguing. I can't imagine though leaving the dac uncovered, and I have no idea as to how I would go about enlarging the hole for the larger tube. Have you given any thought as to how you would  do that, and make a neat job of it? Would be nice if MHDT labs offered a lid with a larger tube opening, but I don't know if they would go for that.

Good point.

Where did you source your  Shuguang CV-181-Z? It appears only the 181-T variant is available in the US.....other than getting direct from China on Ebay. It appears at least some prefer the Z vs T model tube.