I see you removed the Select model from the line up. What are select owners supposed to think?
The Reference DAC has also been removed.
Both Reference and Select lines are discontinued.
This is because the new Cascade DAC is closest in price point to a Reference DAC/Reference Director pairing with performance that eclipses the Select DAC/Select or Reference Director pairing.
A new DAC to eclipse all of MSB’s prior efforts is forthcoming for those with some patience and seemingly unfettered financial means. We can only speculate on what that might look like? Even more DAC modules? Separate left and right channel power supplies for the analog converter chassis? Even better clock? Time will tell.
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