I have to admit that I was mightily impressed by the Holo May DAC. I'm hoping to find it used at a reasonable price. In the meantime, I'm making due, happily with the Schiit Bifrost 2/64.
Au revoir, MHDT Orchid, you're a great DAC but...
I've decided to sell my beloved Orchid. Terry London and others on this forum really helped me into the best DAC I had ever heard with the MHDT Orchid, and the mods that Grannyring did made it really amazing. But as time wore on, I started to realize that having tubes in my DAC as well as in my preamp and amp was more than I needed. I had all the liquid top end control I needed with my preamp and amplifier.
I realize now what a major benefit the Orchid is for a solid state system, or for anyone seeking that "vinyl" sound. The NOS JW396 guarantees that (thanks to Brent Jessee for that great DAC tube).
Anyone interested in the DAC can find it easily, and anyone with questions is welcome to let me know.
I'm wondering if anyone else moved the tube DAC out of their tube system as I have?
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It's a fair question but not a fair analogy. Those with all tube systems might chime in, here, but I will say that when I tried a solid state DAC in my system, especially with both KT77 output tubes and a 6SN7 input tube on the preamp, I had too much softness and not enough clarity, separation, and top end sparkle. But I really like that amp and preamp and so the one thing to change -- again, for my tastes in my room -- was the DAC. |
@lalitk Thanks for the suggestion! |