MSB Gold dac Question???

How are you getting any sound at all if the dac is off? Are you using a CDP as a transport? Please describe how you're system is configured, perhaps it's not even in the chain.

I have a proceed cdd transport going into the msb dac. The blue light is always on for the dac but the other lights on the dac are not until I turn the switch on it the back. and it sounds the same with the switch off or on should you notice a difference?

Not being an MSB owner I can't tell you what the other led's are for, but if you're hearing music you have it hooked up correctly and have the right input selected. That should mean the dac is sounding essentially as it should. The other led's probably indicate some sort of status, i.e. upsampling, hdcd, de-emphasis, etc. Some of these should make a difference in sound quality, but you should consult you owners manual and other MSB owners out here and at AA. Good luck!

The source and sample frequency led's should light up when the MSB recieves a signal. Try powering the Proceed off then back on. Also, you should have only one cable coming off the Proceed (digital out) to the (digital in) on the MSB then two cables from the MSB to your preamp.