MSB Technology -- the "best" digital can get?

I understand your point.  

Please don't troll here.  If you can't help yourself, Audio Asylum is a better forum for you.

Looking at the MSB line-up, I think that even several of their "low-end" models are pricier than top Chords, etc.

What's interesting is that in 1989 and thru the 1990s, their DAC were economical. Not like Mark Levinsons and Meitner. 

This was their $350.00 dac in 1999:

https://www.stereophile.com/content/msb-technology-link-da-converter

To be honest these people charging this for digital are rip offs 

plain and simple  now even $10k in parts cost ,and I am being generous how do you justify $300 k+  because you put in a lot of time designing , 

some people charge $500 an hour and tell themselves it’s justified,

llook at Wilson $1 million +. For a set of speakers , in parts not even $50k 

all markup worth maybe 1/4  this if thst  ,I owned a Audio store for a decade .

and spoke with many dealers ,mfg at shows , some people just have huge egos 

and I look inside everything I buy  rarely do I see the absolute best of Anything

make it look fancy ,then  mark it up.

in reality charge less ,make it up in volume and other people spreading the word .cablles are  one of the worst offenders  10x + the markup in parts cost .

@audioman58   +1

The market strategy has been discussed elsewhere.  Dramatically overpriced  component, make its ownership a status symbol unrelated to value.  Hope to sell 10 units to benighted billionaires and clear a few million in profits