Anyone tried the emm MA3i?

Never heard MSB Premier or PBD. I’m sure these are very nice DACs. I have MA3i and like it a lot. It replaced two components - Aurender N200 streamer and Bricasti M3 DAC. 

@audphile1 

you are definitely a guy who has tried a lot of gear and most likely researched a lot of stuff too. I am at that point where it’s time to upgrade my Dac the New Ontech Dac 07 a $2500 deal..I keep dragging my feet, I would like to get the Meitner MA3i but that’s a lot of clams. I have been researching the Whest Mastering Buffer model BII, have you researched this or tried it?..supposedly it cleans up the output to the preamp from a Dac or phono stage..the person I talked to said no reason for a expensive Dac..is it snake oil?

@charles007100 I’m not big on tweaks - after trying footers, network filters, tube damping rings, etc. I find these to be bandaids. Component quality can’t be substituted or improved by these in-between gadgets. 
Get the best possible DAC you can afford and I strongly advise home auditioning for a minimum of 2-3 days to give the initial wow factor a chance to wear off and begin taking it all in for what it’s worth. 
 

I heard the MA3 in my system and loved it. I bought the MA3i based on that audition (took a chance thinking the i version will be building on top of what the original has to offer) and I’m happy. 
You can pick up a used MA3 now probably under 5k if you are patient. Use it for a while and send it in to EMM Labs for an upgrade to MA3i or sell it and get another DAC if you want to explore other options. The Meitner DAC has an excellent streamer built in so that’s another big plus.