Anyone know how good MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC is?

Dang! What luck! As far as sound; really full & smooth. Hard to describe, but there just seems to be fewer holes in the stream. The response seems balanced low to high. I have a Softone Model3 player that had 98% of the Paradesia sound except for a mild treble roll off. That is now corrected and I can just bask in the music.

That's the first thing I noticed about the Paradisea..it sounds full in comparison to other DACs and CD players I've heard against it. The tube is definitely doing its job!

I really liked a GE 5 Star 5670 black plate in the Paradisea. It added a bit of extension while maintaining the smoothness that is so great in the DAC. However, the DAC sounds really nice with the stock tube, too.

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.