Not to highjack the thread, but it would also be of interest to add in for consideration the new MSB Analog DAC; base model goes for $7000, but with upgrades and power supply, you can increase that to around $11k. Three killer DACS for around same coin...not sure that the MSB does DSD via usb like the PD MPD3 does....
Stereophile gave the Bricasti MI an 'A' rating for DACs, and gave the PD MPD5 a conditional A rating...
Stereophile gave the Bricasti MI an 'A' rating for DACs, and gave the PD MPD5 a conditional A rating...