MSB platinum DAC USB2

Dracule,

I believe the MSB supports 32 bit 384KHz media. Many of the others only accept 24/192 on the USB port. I am sure the guys at MSB are charging for the time to write the software for 32 Bit ASIO plugin support.

Audiofun, I might add "more complex" doesn't mean better sound quality. I can cite examples where more complex circuitry degrades the sound. OP amps being some of the worst culprits. Have you heard the MSB DAC through their proprietary USB?

Kops, I have heard excellent sounding USB DACs utilizing asynchronious and adaptive technologies. Although many hype asynchroneous to be much better (theoretically better at least), I have not heard clear evidence for this. Jitter is not THE most important factor in sound quality of USB DAC, although many audiophiles will not buy a DAC unless it has asynchroneous USB. Getting back to the subject, what makes MSB's USB implementation so special that it costs so much higher than others? I hope it's not because their DAC is so expensive, they think they can get away with charging that amount.

and still msb's implementation is not asychronous.

You can go better with m2tech evo on any existing dac.

Thanks for your response. Though no one reply to my question.

"This is a proprietary implementation and is quite a bit more complex than what some others have been selling."

Can you explain your statement or refer me to a link that explains why there implementation is more complex than others?

Implementation of asynchroneous USB can be done in different ways, but I fail to see why their implementation is at least 500% more costly than others.

I would suggest that you are looking at raw sample rate numbers and creating an imaginary and I might add irrelevant cost/sample-rate ratio.

This is not how R&D works. This is a proprietary implementation and is quite a bit more complex than what some others have been selling.

I have consistently found the MSB dacs (ladder dacs) to be far superior to most other dacs i have previewed regardless of cost.

http://www.msbtech.com/products/usb2.php?Page=platinumHome

192kHz USB $1000
384kHz USB $1400

I just don't get the pricing.