MSB price increase

...probably because this DAC holds it own just fine against $5K - $8K DACs. It ain't pretty but it's very very good. I owned one and the only reason I sold it is because I'm getting a $5K (list) Cary CD-306 CD player. You can still get the MSB Gold Link III for under $1300 from a couple dealers who advertise right here on Audiogon.com but I don't know for how long.

Hello Ramesh,
It's a bargain at $1300 and I think MSB realized this and raised the price. It's still a great DAC at $1895 but getting a little expensive compared to some very good all in one CD players. I sold mine mainly because I wanted to reduce the clutter. I hope I don't regret my decision. You can still buy the MSB Gold Link III for <$1300 new but you can find the Perpetual DAC for less. Its also a good DAC but for my system I chose the MSB. It really depends on what you're looking for. I found the MSB to add more slam and detail at the bottom end and warmed up the midrange a little which is what my system needed. Would I buy another MSB Gold Link III for $1895? Probably not but for $1300 or less (used) I would do it again for sure.

Ramesh, you asked if my Gold Link III had Full-Nelson upgrade. No. I'm not sure if its available for the Gold Link III (someone else can comment on this). I'll just say that the Gold Link III sounds better than the regular Link III with Full-Nelson. For one thing, the Gold Link III has 4 24-bit Burr-Brown DAC chips while the regular Link III models have a single DAC. You can see some specs on my website:

http://mycollins.net/audio/msb.html