Monarchy DIP + MSB Link III DAC upsampling board?


Hi,

I just bought a stock MSB Link III DAC and think I will also go for a highly praised Monarchy DIP. My question for the future is: since the Monarchy DIP already upsamples to 24/96 is there any point in adding an upsampling board to the Link III? Then the upsampler is just taking a 24/96 signal and putting out 24/96... not really doing anything. Of course my first upgrade to the Link would be the P1000 power base, but the upsampling board would be next.

Can somebody out there with this combo (upsampling Link III) tell me if flipping the switch makes any difference?

Thanks.
eugene81

Showing 1 response by hens

If the DIP is doing the upsampling, then I think your DAC upsampler is only going to upsample if you're upsampling further - say to 24/192 (happy to be corrected on this). Otherwise, it is receiving a 24/96 signal and doesn't need to upsample the already upsampled signal. IMO the DIP only makes a significant impact in the situation where the DAC doesn't already attenuate the jitter (either by upsampling or reclocking in nnative resolution.

Of course, there is the option to buy the DIP combination which gives you the option to upsample with the DIP or just reclock and amplify the signal in native 16/44.1. Personally, I don't think you'll notice a significant difference with either an upsampling MSB or the upsampling Bel Canto as both these DACs already attenuate the jitter in the incoming signal. All IMHO of course.