MSB Platinum DAC

I replaced my Theta Pro Gen Va with one about a year ago and really like it. There have been other threads about this unit recently comparing it to other units so you might want to scroll back through this forum. I recently got the dCS Elgar/972 combo. That combo is fantastic, but I really couldn't say that the improvement was equal to the cost difference ration. I think the Platinum is excellent using the balanced outputs on orchestral music. I also have a Gold in a bedroom system and it isn't in the same league

I've had the Platinum for two months and I'm very pleased with its performance. It's smooth sounding, yet still very detailed. It supplies much of the texture that real instruments have. The Platinum is definitely a step up from the Sonic Frontiers (both SFD-1/2 and SFD-2/2) that it replaced.

If you're looking at spending that much you should really look at the Perpetual Technologies P1A/P3A combination which offers true interpolation to 24 bits in addition to upsampling. In the near future the P1A will also offer room correction which will make a huge difference in getting the best out of your system in your room.

Another option would be the new EVS Millennium DAC II(www.tweakaudio.com). In fact, my ultimate combo would be the P1A running into the DAC II which should lay waste to just about everything out there and would cost a total of $2k for both units. By the way, the DAC II will be upgradeable to the new SACD/DVD-A formats in 2-channel.

Best of luck.
Tim