Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

Matt, the built in Laufer Technik DAC is crushing it (built into my Memory Player server which is by far the best server I've ever heard).  Just open, dynamic, Tuneful...you name it and it's doing it.  I know he's got a new tube to bring over for it next week that will raise the bar even more.

Guys, this is a prototype that Sam and Mark are about to break out and put in it's own box.  I don't know what they plan on charing for this one, but they have decided to bring it to market.  I've heard my prototype go from sounding nice to very good to outstanding.  Every change and rebuild had taken it to the next level.  The new cases will be stunning also. 

Right now there are so many great DAC's in the 10k ish range, that's it's awesome.

From the website, this dac appears to deploy the same prime R2R modules (used in all the higher up models);
If anyone here has heard/bought this compelling looking model please chime in

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Correct, I have an MSB discrete dac also, as this thread is supposed to be all about
" Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD"

I can still keep saying as I’ve always said way back, no other conversion topology comes close to R2R Multibit for doing PCM 16/44,  26/96 or DXD

Cheers George

Yes George, you will post as often as you can about the R2R, even though many of us feel that there are other designs that we feel sound better than any of the R2R's we've heard to date.  Both have their strengths and weaknesses.  That's the reality.  

Heck, Steve Nugent has made both types of DAC;s and is preferring non R2R right now for many reasons.  

Lot's of great DAC's out now in all price ranges.  

Yep, ct, you will say as often as you can that there are great DACs of both types. But there will always be people like George (and seemingly me, too) that will always hear something we like better in an R2R... 
 A DAC I like upgraded the model and in turn also went from R2R to DS. It sounded “better” within some typical audiophile categories, like tone, timbre, harmonics, among other, and it gets closer in to the Instruments inner details...but something was also lost. There is just something out on the edges of the information that sounds more natural when it’s R2R. Some of us will gravitate towards that and others will want the ‘more obvious’. But regardless, you are right; there are great DACs for all tastes and ears. 

There is just something out on the edges of the information that sounds more natural when it’s R2R.

Yes, I think it’s called "dynamic contrast" and it breaths life and jump factor into the music,when converting PCM 16/44 24/96 or dxd, I have thousands of CD’s and that's the title to this thread, don’t know and don’t care about dsd.

Cheers George