Th MSB Discrete DAC is expensive. I looked at the MSB Discrete DAC but everything thing was an extra cost option (USB, AES/EBU, power supply, etc,). There is the base price of the Discrete DAC PLUS extra costs for the Optical/Coaxial modules, the balanced XLR module, (AES/EBU), the MSB UUB Inputs, the MSB Network Renderer V2 and the MSB ProISL Interface.
Yikes, I thought I was finished and then the issue of power supplies was discussed. The standard is the single Discrete power supply but they STRONGLY recommended a 2nd Discrete power supply. AND, for even BETTER sound, I should purchase the Premier Powerbase for another $7,500.
I never heard the MSB Discrete DAC because it costs more than I wanted to spend. Their higher end DAC's are even more expensive.
Yikes, I thought I was finished and then the issue of power supplies was discussed. The standard is the single Discrete power supply but they STRONGLY recommended a 2nd Discrete power supply. AND, for even BETTER sound, I should purchase the Premier Powerbase for another $7,500.
I never heard the MSB Discrete DAC because it costs more than I wanted to spend. Their higher end DAC's are even more expensive.