Msb dacs why not alot of postings

lalitk

Why should anyone be subjected to constant testing what they were listening to ...

They shouldn't. This is a hobbyist's group, not a scientific forum, and users should be free to post their experiences here without being attacked by demands for blind testing. Those who are interested in blind testing are free to conduct their own research. (If they do, I hope they share their experiences with us.) Those who insist that sighted listening tests are of no value are really being disingenuous because, again, this is not a scientific forum. If that's truly what a user seeks, then he is in the wrong place on A'gon.

(Sorry for the slight off topicness) @nitewulf In the past year I've had a PS Audio PWD & Directstream, Matrix X-Sabre Pro, Shiit Bifrost II, Audio Mirror T3-SE, Lampizator Amber 3, and ifiIDSD Pro in my house for extended auditions (10-30 days)... all except for the Directstream at the same time. Unfortunately despite the great measurements, I didn't like the Matrix. It just sounded bland and involving. I started kind of dreading when it would come up in the rotation. I chose the Analog Devices based Audio Mirror, which makes beautifully coherent, natural,and real music, with the most three dimensional soundstaging of the group. That's the reason I continue to read about high end r2rs. 

@cleeds,

I couldn’t agree with you anymore. But it appears the hobbyist here are under constant scrutiny from the measurement crowd demanding proof.

djones51,

For some folks, the ’better’ defines as minimum cost necessary to achieve audibly neutral sound (to their ears atleast) when playing back the music. They tend to rely heavily on price of admission, reviews, accolades and measurements are the bases of their primary selection criteria.

For others, their interest in reproducing recording’s faithful to the source where other aspects of DAC’s performance are more relevant in determining what means ’better’. The discernible differences in DAC's come from well designed power supplies, properly routed with separate analogue and digital paths, well laid out PCBs, accurate and stable clock, jitter reduction, high quality analogue op-amps, well designed analogue filters, aesthetics (why not) and these are the bits where meticulous implementation of one DAC over another determines why DAC X is better than DAC Y.

Once you are open to appreciate the fundamental differences in the implementation of MSB or EMM Labs DAC’s, you are less likely to question their superiority over the competition.