MSB Sig DACIV plus or EMM DAC2x

Thanks another question- What is the big difference between the Sig. dac IV and the analog dac- Also has anyone heard the Concert Fidelity DAC to compare the sound to the MSB dac- thsk

From a bit of a look around it's Philips R2R multibit as well, probably the TDA1541 chip. And may be very good on Redbook as well.
I prefer my sources to be direct coupled and solid state, this has tubes either in the I/V or output stage or both, this means it won't be direct coupled, so for me I'd still go the MSB Sig.

Cheers George

MSB Analog DAC, One of Agon now. I was a Dealer for them for the past few years and have experienced there range and tested them Well.

I would try to avoid Tube Dacs, If you want the Tube Sound Go for a Solid state DAC, Mated to a very high end tube Pre-amp and Power Amp. This combination works better and well balanced.

Tubes in Dacs are probably better of directly connected to a Power Amp. I have had the Golden Gate against the MSB Diamond and Anlog. All are good dacs but the Lampizator does not really sound that Real, its tonal balance is tubyness to the extent its not actually Real. Yet a lot of people do prefer this sound so it all comes down to personal taste. As for myself as much I think Lampizator are good Dacs it is not my personal Fav.

There is a massive cult following the Lampizator Dacs. have a look at Allnic DHT, again I feel some of these designers are masking the Digital side effects with Tubes  MSB does spend a lot of its money in R&D and has so far built some very good Dacs. Just don’t fall for that scam, the more you pay the better it gets. I have experienced this firsthand many times.

I have had the Diamond Dac, I was a dealer for MSB. My Diamond DAC was sold to a Forum member here by the name of Paul who is a active poster on WTB forum.

I can tell you from first hand experience. Go for the Analog DAC, Analog Power Supply and a Network Renderer or Quad Rate USB however way you connect your Digital.

Another good DAC is the Audio GD Master 7 its a lot cheaper but not as good as the Analog from MSB. Really depends on your budget.

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