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

A good DAC is one that fits one's system and taste, and someone's "best" will not be everyone's choice.  The sound of very good, well regarded and expensive DACs may be fundamentally different that one regarded as very good by one person may be totally unsuited for another.  The sound of systems where one would put an MSB or Berkeley or WADAX DAC would be a very different system than where an Audio Note DAC would be found.  I happen to be a fan of the Audio Not DAC kind of systems.

I've heard a six figure MSB DAC, but, not in my system or even in a system that is a match for my particular taste.  How can I possibly evaluate its sound?  The dCS stack I heard in a system I am familiar with and liked a lot did not do it for me--it was a touch clinical and I did not engage with the music as much as I did with the Audio Note DAC 5 that was usually in the system.  This is clearly a matter of personal taste and "ranking" or "best" are not meaningful concepts.

Chris De Burgh - Lady In Red, live recording in my previous post is by Oppo bdp-95 internal DAC (16 YO, modded). Newer DACs don't sound right to my ears. Compare sounds with below MSBs.

$95,000 MSB Cascade DAC (Jay's voice sound great in recording).

the best DAC Setup in the world - MSB Select II + Select Digital Director

Alex/Wavetouch audio

Again, folks.  your photos will help solidify your claims.

Some photos from my digital inventory:

Let me know if you wanna see more ...

@larryi +1

I currently have the MSB Discrete DAC with the Premier Power Base.  Great DAC.  Replaced my MSB Analog DAC and power base, which was also really nice.  In fact, the Discrete was not a huge leap forward. I sometimes wonder/fantasize about  trying one of the very high end MSB DACs in my system, like the Reference, to see if a $100K DAC really makes a commensurate difference in SQ. But I am happy where I am!