MSB Link III DAC - The Right Way to Go?

Just used as a CD converter for a dedicated transport, I ultimately did not prefer the sound of the Gold Link (the highest model in the Link line) + P1000 that I bought last year, choosing instead to hang on to my much-older-yet Theta DSPro Basic IIIa. I found it to be somewhat opaque to fine detail and tonally colored, with an overly-ripe midrange, weak frequency extremes, and constricted soundstage and dynamics, though it was fairly smooth. On the other hand, if you prefer a 'wet'-sounding DAC that can warm up and take the edge off many CD's, and don't care as much about image separation, spaciousness, wide bandwidth extension, fine resolution, tonal neutrality, or micro-dynamic inflection, the sonic picture it paints can be quite enjoyable on its own terms, if not completely accurate. I felt engaging upsampling only exacerbated the Link's shortcomings in most objective ways, yet again it could be very enjoyable subjectively with certain disks (I never tried the DAC without the P1000). In the end, I easily decided the Gold Link wasn't high enough in fidelity for me to keep (and certainly not deserving of the "B"-rating that Stereophile bestowed upon the regular and Nelson Links, the same rating they once gave to my reference Theta at over $1K more when new), but that doesn't mean it might not be better sounding (to you) than your player, or a good deal for the money. (FYI, the Gold Link incorporates the Full Nelson upgrades along with balanced dual-differential DAC chipsets, the only Link that is so configured.)