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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
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uberwaltz
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Finally back home.
The Orchid and Bills USB cable were waiting for me !
Only had chance to connect them up and make sure it all works, not sure when I might get some critical listening in, hopefully tonight but the "honeydew" list is enormous.... lol.
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grannyring
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Stone cold both will sound a little closed in and constricted. After even 24 hours you will start to hear what they really sound like. The dac, cable  and tube need closer to 60 hours to get most of the way. 
denism
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Heard the Amber 3 at the Florida Audio Expo last Saturday. Same brands used in other shows ( Lampi, Innuos, Spacial Audio, Linear Tube Audio LTA Z10 Integrated and Anti-cables). Highly praised in the past, this combo sounded amazing for the price ( Less than $10k) And certainly one of the best during this weekend.
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uberwaltz
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It sure sounds " broken" right now.

Just have to tough it out.

But another blow on the Aurender N100 I have though. Just discovered it does not support wma files. Only have about 95000........
pragone
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Question for you all.  Do you think the Auralic Vega $3400 when new is a better piece of kit than the Orchid.  I ask because the LTA website says all DAC sales are final.  No 14 day trial..... 

I have a shot at getting a buddies Vega.  But the Orchid sounds enticing... A tube dac would likely fit well with my Modwright integrated. 
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