A Top DAC

Now we're getting somewhere. : )

Nice to see the nod to Thrax. 

Also consider:

- CEC DA O 3.0 which implements Thrax and MSB parts, etc.
- Aries Cerat.
- TotalDAC
- Metronome

Have you compared any of these DACs?  Got a favorite?

For 16/44 24/96 Redbook and DXD PCM the MSB Select,  MSB Premier.
BTW the  MSB Analog DAC is still a good dac
Cheers George  

The Gryphon cdp- dac is also exceptional state of the art digital for only $35k .

On Darkos list ,they left out all the major True hi end dacs over $10 k
its not all about $$ but when you have no restrictions on build it opens the door 
to perfect the design. Having owned a Audio store I learned rule of thumb on average roughly only 25% of the cost goes into the build ,the rest overhead profit
and markup. This is for electronics and Loudspeakers, cables can be the largest profitmarkup up to 10x the actual cost in some cases.the builder decides on Everything  how much per hr $$ their R&D time should be worth!!