Msb dacs why not alot of postings

Yes, today they are crazy expensive. Yet looking back 20 years that was not always so. I have one of Mark’s earlier units, the MSB Gold Full Nelson, to which i added my own power supply (plural actually) and some further fitter control (a loop on the already excellent timing source).
I believe the base price was under $500 and with all the upgrades a few hundred more. The parts for my external PS (which made a big difference BTW) cost me maybe $125.00 - plus of course lots of pencil and soldering iron time.
So Mark knows how to deliver value as well. I guess he just moved on as the market progressed. I have not heard the latest stuff under controlled circumstances, but if the past is any indication, i bet its great.
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I got a floor model MSB S200 power amp a number of years ago for a decent price; it sounded so great with either solid-state or tube source that I got some other used MSB gear on Audiogon, like an 'Analog DAC', which I also use as a pre-amp, and the UMT Plus transport. I'd never be able to afford this stuff new, but you CAN find them at reasonable prices as either store demos or used, and I've had no problems with any of this gear.

Holo Springs.
Denafrips Terminator .

Shakira: good DACs for sure. How do they compare vs. MSB? Which MSB DAC have you owned?

It's disheartening to read so many negative comments about MSB from folks who've never even heard it. The reality is - with most things in life you get what you pay for. That plus diminishing returns is why top performance cars, audio gear, etc. are expensive. I rank MSB as one of the best along with TotalDAC, Aries Cerat and a handful of others which I've heard. My taste lends towards a detailed non - fatiguing effortless DAC which is why I picked the Aqua Formula along with the matching LinQ streamer. Not the best but quite good IMO.