@teajay is very excited about this DAC and rightfully so. He invited me over to heard it and it was sounding excellent! I agree that it sounds better in his setup than than the stock MHDT Orchid and it wasn't even fully broken in yet!
@grannyring I agree that the true test would be against a modded Orchid. I modded mine with the V-Cap ODAM (no copper bypass) and it was a huge improvement. I think the modded Orchid would be much closer to the SE version. Ultimate comparison might be using the Dueland caps and Z-foil in the Orchid vs the AM SE that has the same. It's nice that Audio Mirror basically sells a pre-modded DAC for those that are not into modding and want to retain their warranty.
@grannyring I agree that the true test would be against a modded Orchid. I modded mine with the V-Cap ODAM (no copper bypass) and it was a huge improvement. I think the modded Orchid would be much closer to the SE version. Ultimate comparison might be using the Dueland caps and Z-foil in the Orchid vs the AM SE that has the same. It's nice that Audio Mirror basically sells a pre-modded DAC for those that are not into modding and want to retain their warranty.