I own the Bel Canto Black EX. Absolutely amazing. The Black DAC and Amp are crystal clear and powerful. Our YG Carmels came to life. My wife said it has balls, even after I suggested it is not male.
The resolution, especially with MQA, is as good as I have heard. There is more than just cutting-edge resolution. The system is musical. Solid bass control, liquid midrange and perfect attack and decay in the highs especially.
I prefer the Bel Canto Seek app over Roon for most applications. For example, finding MQA on SEEK is easy: same symbol as Tidal. Roon will tell you a song is MQA only after you start playing it.
The Ethernet input is better than the USB input. Buy a good Ethernet cable.
I understand and Black DAC is upgradeable.
I can’t speak to the Linn Akurate or MSB.
The resolution, especially with MQA, is as good as I have heard. There is more than just cutting-edge resolution. The system is musical. Solid bass control, liquid midrange and perfect attack and decay in the highs especially.
I prefer the Bel Canto Seek app over Roon for most applications. For example, finding MQA on SEEK is easy: same symbol as Tidal. Roon will tell you a song is MQA only after you start playing it.
The Ethernet input is better than the USB input. Buy a good Ethernet cable.
I understand and Black DAC is upgradeable.
I can’t speak to the Linn Akurate or MSB.