MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3?

No soldering required to change the tube in the Orchid. 

My experiences with Brent Jessee have been positive.  He'll provide recommendations based on your budget and the sound you're after.  He'll also offer an extended warranty and will honor it. 

I have a couple of Sophia Electric 6SN7 tubes from my LS100. Has anyone asked Jiun about using those in the Orchid? 

The SR Orange fuse should have the lettering going from the back of the unit to the front. Use a 1.6 amp, slow blow, 5x22mm.

@Is that supposed to be 5 X 20 MM?

The NT-505 is staying in my main system since it includes a streamer. I'm using the Orchid in my computer room with my PC as the source. I can't say I like one over the other and I'm not knocking the Vega, it's a great piece, I just like how organic the Orchid sounds. 

I have an Auralic Vega and the Orchid. They are both good DACS. The Vega is very neutral and detailed, while the Orchid sounds a little bit more "analog" and to my ears has more body. I haven't used them both in the same system, so my impressions may be influenced by the different systems they are in. The Vega was in my main system until my recent purchase of a TEAC NT-505. I'm leaning towards selling the Vega and keeping the Orchid if that tells you anything. 

I bought my Orchid second hand here, and it came with an assortment of tubes and DAC chips.  Being already "burned it" it sounded great from the moment I first inserted it in my system.  I haven't tried them all yet.  I have the original chip in and I think at the moment a  WE 396A tube.  It was only $35 for the 6SN7 adapter and I already had the Sophias, so it was a relatively cheap experiment, but the 6SN7 definitely was a change for the worse.

I bought an adapter to convert to a 6SN7 tube (I used a Sophia Electric) and gave it a brief tryout in my stock Orchid. I couldn't get it out fast enough. Not recommended. Should have listened to grannyring.