MSB select II vs all dacs ?

@worldwidewholesales 

here is what Bob (Rhapsody) said to me regarding the MSB, CEC and Rockna.

>>>i did not go into any drastic back and forth comparison. But once i got the CEC i just never went back to the MSB because i was just totally satisfied.<<<<

then he also added;

>>>the weird thing is a couple months later i got the Rockna and the same thing happend.<<<<

then;

>>>my digital really sounds good to me and it almost doesn't matter what dac i use.<<<<

what he doesn't say is that the MSB represented a chunk of cash sitting there and he is a dealer to sell stuff.

just putting Bob's comments in a bit of a context as it's hardly proof of any sort of ranking.....as you would then build your case with. i love Bob's casual attitude toward all this great gear, but is he who we use to determine which dac we prefer?

i guess it depends on what case you are trying to make.

have a nice day.

Hi mikelavigne,
We are not trying to make any case but rather stated very clearly the following;
Again that was just one persons opinion and there is no "best" and I stress this because of the obvious. Different rooms, different ears, different pairing of equipment and different taste in music.

We think there are are some other very good dacs available including Mola Mola and the Total dac. Rockna makes a great dac but we really like it when matched with the Rockna Wavedream server.
Cheers,

@worldwidewholesale 

when you, a distributor of brands (CEC and Rockna), are posting about them relative to other competing products and starting your post as follows;

Hi,
One of our stores in NY, Rhapsody Music, did do a direct comparison and here was his conclusion.

what are we, as end users, to conclude? that your intention is NOT to make a case? :-)

i do agree with your later post that we are speaking about one person's opinion. and this person is one of your dealers. 

Hi mikelavigne,

At any point did you hear me say Rockna was the best or put any other manufacture down? I think if you read my post very carefully you will read this is exactly what we do not want to get involved in.

There is no intent hear except to say "lots of good dacs" and sorry if you want to make it sound other wise. It does not matter if the person is in the audio industry or not, we should be allowed to have an educated opinion. Nothing that we said was hypothetical but rather based on real experience. 

Cheers and lets not side track this whole thing.

Bob Visintainer here- I’ve been quoted many times in this thread. Here are the facts-

-I had the MSB Select II for six months with one power base and Femto 33 Clock. It was the best digital that I had ever heard.

-I got in a CEC $33K Dac. I put it in my system and was completely satisfied, I did not feel I needed the expensive MSB any longer.

-I then got the Rockna Dac, same thing happened. It was $11K and I did not miss the CEC. I sold the CEC.

-I also was using the Rocka Server. The combination was/is excellent especially with the I2s interface using an In-Akustik usb cable.

-Then after a few months I ended up getting a Taiko Audio Extreme server. The price of the Extreme is $25K compared to the $9100 Rockna server. Is there a difference? To me there is MUCH more of a difference in my systems inserting the Extreme server than changing the different DACs. There should be a difference the Extreme is almost 3X the cost of the Rockna server. I still think the Rockna server and DAC are excellent at their price points. I could live with them and enjoy digital easily with this combination.

-At the present time my reference is the Extreme server with an Intona Ultimate USB cable into an Intona 3.0usb isolator with another Intona ultimate usb cable into an Aqua Formula xHD DAC with the latest analog output board.

In no way did I do a direct comparison between the MSB, CEC and Rockna DAC. What I did what go from one to the next to the next and never missed the one prior or felt like going back. Although right now I am enjoying the AF xHD but again it’s twice the cost of the Rockna DAC.

In addition Rhapsody.Audio is no longer a Rockna dealer.  We are focusing on the Taiko Audio Extreme server as well as the Aqua Formula Dacs.  

The Rockna products are excellent products for the $$$ and anyone can't go wrong in choosing them for a digital solution.

Any questions please just ask.

Bob V.