MSB Link Dac 3- have modded or go Benchmark ?or?

Gixerman,

I'm in the same quandry. Was the upsample option and the p1000 worth the investment and how did they change/improve the sound? Matt.......

Matt,The power base added more bottom end and made my rig sound more dynamic.Kind of like the dif. between a 25w amp compaired to say a 50w amp.At any rate it sounded more powerful(not louder).As for the upsample option,I feel it ads some detail and sounds transparent.I also use a Monarchy Audio jitter bug(not a fishing lure).This seem to me as making the sound a bit smoother and more"analog like". These pieces go reasonable used and for three or four hundred$$ on the used market. In IMHO would be a worth while investment.If you don"t like it you will be able to resell the units and loss very little if anything.Thanks,Gixerman

I don't know if he even mods the MSB, but I'd get in touch with Paul at Tube Research Labs (TRL). He modded my cd player and the difference was stunning. I know he does DAC's also and most(if not all)people are very happy with the work he's done.

He's also pretty honest. I had a different player that I was going to send to him and he said "I'll do it if you want, but honestly we haven't been happy with the results we're getting with that one".

Plus they have a money back guarentee!

Ooohhppss,Sorry about the mistatement in my earlier post.The Monarchy Audio is a D.I.P. not a jitter bug.