http://www.msbtech.com/products/usb2.php?Page=platinumHome
192kHz USB $1000
384kHz USB $1400
I just don't get the pricing.
192kHz USB $1000
384kHz USB $1400
I just don't get the pricing.
http://www.msbtech.com/products/usb2.php?Page=platinumHome 192kHz USB $1000 384kHz USB $1400 I just don't get the pricing. |
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. |
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. |
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. |