Anyone know how good MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC is?

I like the stock tube fine, too. I put in a NOS 1950's Raytheon 5670 blackplate just to get oldskool tube quality. I use a 75 ohm coaxial now, but am looking for advice / experience with fibre optic cable.

I see that Mhdt now offers a Paradesia+ for an extra bill. Has a torroid transformer and ??? I'm glad I don't suffer from Mark II envy or I would kick myself for buying my "standard" Paradesia two weeks ago.

You must be talking about the USB model. Yeah if I already didn't have the basic, I would buy the USB version. ;-)

I am seriously considering one of these. I tried out a DAC2 with my Rotel 1072 as the transport. The Rotel held it's own remarkably well against the Bel Canto, so I eventually sold the DAC2. The improvement was only marginal, it wasn't worth 750 bucks.

I'm hoping to remove some of the digital hash and smooth out the sound a bit.

I thought the main difference between the Paradisea and Paradisea + was the USB option???