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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    Hi King, do you have the Digital Director yet? If so, what sort of improvement is being provided over running straight through Pro USB? Ken
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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    My wife and I recently purchased a retirement townhouse in Colorado and I will need to significantly downsize my audio system to fit in the new place. The Select II DAC is the finest audiophile component I have owned by a long shot in 30 years of enjoying high end audio. Ken
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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    I am going to make a shameless plug here. The money you save purchasing my mint condition MSB Select II DAC from the Seller Forum here on WBF will cover the cost of the Select Digital Director and still leave you money left over. I will hand deliver to anyone within a 400 mile radius of New York...
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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    This is a tremendously informative video. I’ve not heard a better explanation. Well done Vince Galbo and Mike Bovaird! Ken
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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    I do love MSB. I need to significantly downsize my system for my retirement townhome in Colorado. Ken
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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    It isn’t the Taiko Extreme or nothing. The Aurender N20, W20SE and N30SA also offer outstanding performance.
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    The Digital Director - A new MSB product improving everything from the source to the output

    Happy New Year everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I dropped the price on my mint condition MSB Technology Select II DAC to $60,000 + shipping. For the money saved purchasing my Select II DAC, you could purchase a new Digital Director too. See the Classified Section for further details...
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    Wadax Reference Dac and Server arrive

    The system is in my signature line and the files are too numerous to name.
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    Wadax Reference Dac and Server arrive

    Same system and same music files in the same format that have different sampling and/or bit rates. Very easy to compare. Listen to one file and then to the other. You’re over complicating it.
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    Wadax Reference Dac and Server arrive

    I have also found the same to be true through many apples to apples comparisons. Ken
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    New 20.7’s

    Congrats on your new pair of Magnepan 20.7’s. I too have always felt they were the best deal in high-end audio. I have listened to both the 20.7’s and 30.7’s many times and I greatly prefer the 20.7’s due to their superior cohesiveness. Ken
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    Magico A5s arrive at Rhapsody....color me confused;)

    Congrats on your new A5’s! I hope they give you many years of enjoyment. Magico says the recommended power is 50 - 1,000 watts and the speaker impedance is 4 ohms. You should follow those specifications and not exceed them. I know of one Magico owner who blew his S5 Mk2’s with a high powered...
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    WireWorld vs.AudioQuest Ethernet Cable

    I ended up purchasing the AudioQuest Diamond Ethernet Cables for my network and the results were nothing short of stunning. In fact, the MSB Renderer V2 sounds so good with them, I have never found the need to switch to the Pro USB. Ken
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    Various DAC Audition Impressions

    Hi Markus, All MSB modules including Pro USB are connected to the Digital Director inputs exactly the same way they are connected to the Select II DAC inputs. From the output of the Digital Director, one Pro ISL module and one new DAC Control module to the Select II DAC inputs. Ken
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    Various DAC Audition Impressions

    Congrats PK on your purchase of the Digital Director! It should be an amazing addition to a phenomenal DAC. What digital input module are planning on using, Pro USB? Ken
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