How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC

Sounds like a plan.👍

FWIW I have a similar older vintage mhdt Constantine DAC that I still like very much. Currently used in a smaller desktop system. It’s a NOS design which is pretty unique. It’s a very smooth and analog sounding DAC and very musical. Also very cool and unique looking with smoked plexiglass enclosure that allow you to see all the very high quality components used. Hand made in Taiwan. A keeper!

I use the current Modi+ for my desktop, and it’s terrific...never heard the older Modi3+ ...

Now I need to find a cheap yet MASSIVE vintage transport. Wish I had kept the 80 lb monster MSB Technology Laser Disc Transport LS1 Gold. That would have gone well with the M1.

Musical Fidelity will probably outlast a Modi.

Prior to that I'd say a great deal.  In the last 10 years though?  Not in my mind.

The advent of cheap femto clocks and DACs which do much better with Redbook (44.1kHz/16 bit stereo) than the previous generation happened around 2000 or so. 

After that I think it's all taste making rather than actual improvements in tech.

Prove me wrong by sending me the latest dCS stack to listen to for a couple of years.