MSB select II vs all dacs ?

To me all the digital is very good at this point and allows one to enjoy music through digital.  Everyone is different and their systems and preferences are different.  Hard to generalize for me.  My experience is that it is more individualistic depending on someones entire equation, including budget.

I ALWAYS hear great things about the Schitt Yddrasil at $2499.  I've never heard it and have now idea but even at it's price point it is worth investigating.  I think the Yggy is more different than say the Rockna vs one being better than the other.

The Rockna is a very good sounding dac.  I now use the Aqua Formula xHD at $17K and love it. SO many good DAC's now. I actually never hear about a "bad" sounding dac.

Over the last year I personally have come to the conclusion in my system(s) that the server, the network prior to the server AND vibration control all are more important to me vs. what DAC is used.

Again, just my opinion from my experiences, doesn't mean anything to someone else in their rooms, systems, ears etc.

Bob Visintainer here- I’ve been quoted many times in this thread. Here are the facts-

-I had the MSB Select II for six months with one power base and Femto 33 Clock. It was the best digital that I had ever heard.

-I got in a CEC $33K Dac. I put it in my system and was completely satisfied, I did not feel I needed the expensive MSB any longer.

-I then got the Rockna Dac, same thing happened. It was $11K and I did not miss the CEC. I sold the CEC.

-I also was using the Rocka Server. The combination was/is excellent especially with the I2s interface using an In-Akustik usb cable.

-Then after a few months I ended up getting a Taiko Audio Extreme server. The price of the Extreme is $25K compared to the $9100 Rockna server. Is there a difference? To me there is MUCH more of a difference in my systems inserting the Extreme server than changing the different DACs. There should be a difference the Extreme is almost 3X the cost of the Rockna server. I still think the Rockna server and DAC are excellent at their price points. I could live with them and enjoy digital easily with this combination.

-At the present time my reference is the Extreme server with an Intona Ultimate USB cable into an Intona 3.0usb isolator with another Intona ultimate usb cable into an Aqua Formula xHD DAC with the latest analog output board.

In no way did I do a direct comparison between the MSB, CEC and Rockna DAC. What I did what go from one to the next to the next and never missed the one prior or felt like going back. Although right now I am enjoying the AF xHD but again it’s twice the cost of the Rockna DAC.

In addition Rhapsody.Audio is no longer a Rockna dealer.  We are focusing on the Taiko Audio Extreme server as well as the Aqua Formula Dacs.  

The Rockna products are excellent products for the $$$ and anyone can't go wrong in choosing them for a digital solution.

Any questions please just ask.

Bob V.

Thank you David!

Latik-The Aurenders are great, especially the N10.  If you are enjoying music via streaming then why opt to spend more $$$ on something new.

in_shore  Yep, the source as very important back to the Linn proclamation in the 80s still holds true.

I personally was very surprised in the streaming/digital world how drastically in my room/systems the server and connections from modem to the server and the server connection to the DAC made more of a difference than when I switched DACs.

Anything that I have ever said about this to anyone was always in the context of my system and what I had experienced and really has nothing to do with what others might experience in their systems.

I've NEVER done any direct comparisons between any of the DACs mentioned in this thread.

It is also noted in this thread that Rhapsody.Audio is a dealer for the distributor, WorldWideWholesale.

To clarify Rhapsody.Audio  WAS a dealer for Rockna and In-Akustik but as of a few days we are no longer a dealer for either brand and we have no affiliation whatsoever with WorldWideWholeSales.