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Originally Posted by SuperDave
I recently had the MSB Reference Dac in my system for a few days. It was equipped with the Femto 33 clock and I hooked up directly to the amps bypassing the Nagra classic pre which I love. This was the best my system has ever sounded. I wanted to go through the pre to compare but couldn't get it done without rearranging the entire system  . MSB is SOTA in terms of DAC performance and is a modular design making it a safer investment in an environment where digital moves pretty fast. I have not heard the analog DAC but have read positive reviews from many people. I scared to hear the Select II. |
I was only told this and never experienced the sound when ran direct to the amp but everyone I have come in contact with that runs MSB says this.
At the time, my dealer was trying to convince me not to buy the preamp from him I currently own and go with the MSB reference, and would lend it to me but it was a like another 10K dollars more at that point, plus a large group of people, some from here, said go with the preamp.
On my list at some point this year are:
MSB
Nyquist
DCS