Well I have had the opportunity to listen to Kassandra at Julian's house (astrostar) and I can not make a definitive analysis because his system and mine are quite different, if I heard two things that I liked very much: The explosive Dynamics and Naturalness in the orchestral sound. As I have decided that I want a ladder DAC, my option to compare with Kassandra is MSB Premier. There are still none available in Spain, the distributor estimates that I will be able to audition in about a month. Then I will make a purchase decision. Interesting times are coming