Interconnects for MHDT Orchid

@weinhen

1. The function of the non-oversampling R2R ladder technology will help solve some of the digital grain, and provide you "less high frequency brightness" as you are looking for. That’s part of it. Not all of it, burn-in, tubes and cables are next.

2. The stock GE 6570 or Triple Mica version of that same tube can sound a bit neutral, nice, maybe a tad tipped up on top at first ’til full burn-in, but nice and ties in directly to whatever interconnects you choose, so you are asking the right questions.

- I use the Tesla tube instead (mid level) smoothness. The WE396/2C51 is too smooth in my setup. Works for some with brighter sources and metal dome speaker systems. Let that stock GE5670 burn in for a while w/new ICs.

3. My theory is "you can easily change the tube" or "change the caps inside" for less cost than buying and trying different interconnects. Choose interconnects well w/o adapters if you can help that situation. Try CableCo for demo loaners if totally uncertain. I follow what others said, start with a first loaner pair, go +/- from there.

Thanks or all the responses, decooney, which Tesla tube did you use?

@weinhen NOS Tesla 6CC42 (2C51 / 5670 / 6N3P)

Looks like this. There is another "pinch waist" version too, but felt the regular version was fine. Looks like this in regular form.

If this is too soft or veiled over for you, go back to the GE5670, and *5 ***** star triple mica version preferred if you choose to buy one. 

Hated the WE 396A (too smooth) until I put the “transparent, lively” cables in.  Now they’re just right.  
There is a socket adapter that allows the use of 6922 family tubes.  Some love it.  I did not not.  Another option though.
 http://garage1217.com/g1217_011.htm 
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i have used the garage1217 adapters for both 6dj8 and 6sn7 octals... they are well made and bring a whole world of old stock tubes into play for the mhdt tube buffered dacs

only downside is the top cover won’t fit or the tube + adapter will sit high above the top plate line of the unit, so you need to willing to run the dac ’nude’ or topless - that sounds a whole lot sexier than it actually is ... he he he