Orchid vs TUBADOUR III - Help me choose

Links to the products https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/mhdtlab/ and https://www.audiomirror.com/product-page/tubadour-iii-non-oversampling-tube-dac.

The Orchid is 1100$ and the TUBADOUR III (T3) 1500$.
The are both R-2R tube DAC with tube buffered output. The inside of the Orchid looks very organised and clean. the T3 is a little messy. Which one should I choose?

I am in Denmark so there is no way to try before buy.

martin-andersen05-25-2019 11:35am

1markr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 594 posts 05-25-2019 at 02:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That’s saying something @waltersalas since you’ve had some top notch DACs Chris! Glad you are liking yours! I agree with Chris; at a minimum get it with upgraded caps, and roll better tubes into It to get the best out of the Tubadour III. You won’t be disappointed!