The Discrete is excellent, it could be all the dac anyone will ever need. I love mine..With that said I am moving up to the Premier. Not even sure why because the Discrete never leaves me wanting more. It's much more of a I can do it so I will thing. Personallly I'd go straight to the Reference if I could. But I have spent some big money on other parts of the system recently to keep it all balanced out. Discrete is a phenomenal DAC.
Can Any MSB Premier Dac Owners Chime In???
Greetings, My system consists of Joseph Audio Pearl 20/20 Speakers (graphene midrange) Classe' CA M600 Monoblocks, Classe' Sigma SSP Pre (only used in 2 channel bypass mode) PS Audio Directstream Dac and Memory Player...6 Furutech Dedicated circuits, Cardas Cabling...All Furutech Power cables....I think that's it? If we ever get back to normal I will Demo a MSB Premier Dac...Any MSB Premier Dac owners that can share their experience about this unit? The Directstream is a very good Dac, I'm looking for more detail...Thanks...John
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I have a MSB The Premier DAC, basic set up only - only 1x Discrete Power Supply and using coax input, XLR out direct into active ATC speakers. Now almost up to 200 hours break in, I “think” it has improved a bit since I posted my last thoughts on it. More detail and the soundstage has opened up further. Still slightly recessed vocals & the bass is not that deep/punchy, but it’s better than before. Give me another few days and I’ll add another update. |
LOL!!! That's funny! I could not afford the Premier, so I got the Discrete (one level down, half of the MsRP of the Premier). With the optional second discrete power supply and the ProISL USB module. I am very happy with the Discrete, and to tell you the truth, since I bought it about a year ago, for the first time I feel zero interest in trying other DACs. Before that, I had owned about a dozen other DACs, including your PS Audio DSD. |
Reach out to @rfc , a recent owner, who has posted his experience here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/msb-vs-dcs-bartok @thyname and @mikelavigne are MSB owners also... |
If you still do cd or pcm redbook and don’t bother with dsd, then go the MSB (which still does dsd), direct into your Classe’ monoblocks. https://www.msbtechnology.com/dacs/premier-dac-features/ Cheers George |
