Final Dac


For a smaller room I am considering the following in no order

tambaqui

MSB Discrete with 2 PSU

The Playback Designs MPD-6

Rockna Wavedream

anyone have experience with A/B tests? I value soundstage and feeling like musicians in the room 

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I don’t have experience with Playback Designs but admire their reputation. 

I have heard the other three and would say that the Mola Mola is on an opposite end of a spectrum compared to the MSB Discrete and Rockna Wavedream. The Mola Mola prides itself on an incredibly low noise floor and impeccable separation, but it requires very careful system matching. It can easily sound overprocessed, analytical, and even fatiguing at times. But for systems that are on the warmer or more lush side, they may be exactly what fits the bill. The MSB Discrete and Rockna are both more organic and natural sounding and would be my preference. I haven’t compared the MSB and Rockna side by side, but I remember being much more impressed with the MSB.

There are other brands I might recommend, but as a dealer, I will neither try not to shill nor detract from the three you mention in your post.