MSB Technology - The legacy continues
The Measurements
The DAC IV outperforms by far all other competitors with a noise floor and jitter measurements that are out of this world. Here we compare to the best published results we could find for jitter. Each of these was noted by Stereophile for their excellent jitter performance. All use the same test parameters. The lower the sideband levels, the lower the jitter. MSB is an order of magnitude better than our closest competitor.
The DAC IV outperforms by far all other competitors with a noise floor and jitter measurements that are out of this world. Here we compare to the best published results we could find for jitter. Each of these was noted by Stereophile for their excellent jitter performance. All use the same test parameters. The lower the sideband levels, the lower the jitter. MSB is an order of magnitude better than our closest competitor.
With a legacy of designing and manufacturing high-end CD players and D/A converters spanning more than twenty years, MSB continues to exhibit leadership in audio technology. MSB has many firsts to our credit including:
- demonstrated first AC-3 output for LaserDisc to Dolby
- designed and built first THX approved LaserDisc Player (LJR II)
- first out board AC-3 demodulator
- first digital output on a DSS receiver
- first out board DTS processor (Millennium 2.4.6)
- first mass marketed 24 bit 96K DAC (LINK DAC)
- first discrete sign magnitude ladder DAC (Platinum DAC)
- first discrete asynchronous upsampler (Platinum Plus)
- first 80 bit DSP based digital filter (Platinum DAC III)
- first iPod based digital music server.
MSB Technology Ladder DAC
The key to the performance of this DAC is primarily resistor accuracy and greater bit depth. A precision resistor is defined as a 1% resistor, meaning its actual value falls within 1% of the nominal value. In our Signature DAC modules, we have the most precise resistors made especially for us by a high-tech aerospace supplier, and they have an accuracy of .02%, an order of magnitude better than standard. Laboratory standard resistors can be purchased for hundreds of dollars each with an accuracy of .005% but only at a specific temperature. With the MSB proprietary process, we have produced resistors with an effective accuracy of 0.001%. This DAC will never be mass produced and will never be affordable, but for those who want and can afford the best, MSB has set a new benchmark of performance. Production is limited to a maximum of about one set per week.
The key to the performance of this DAC is primarily resistor accuracy and greater bit depth. A precision resistor is defined as a 1% resistor, meaning its actual value falls within 1% of the nominal value. In our Signature DAC modules, we have the most precise resistors made especially for us by a high-tech aerospace supplier, and they have an accuracy of .02%, an order of magnitude better than standard. Laboratory standard resistors can be purchased for hundreds of dollars each with an accuracy of .005% but only at a specific temperature. With the MSB proprietary process, we have produced resistors with an effective accuracy of 0.001%. This DAC will never be mass produced and will never be affordable, but for those who want and can afford the best, MSB has set a new benchmark of performance. Production is limited to a maximum of about one set per week.
DAC IV
R2R Ladder DACs:
Platinum, Signature and Diamond
R2R Ladder DACs:
Platinum, Signature and Diamond
If there is a digital converter that can convince a die hard vinylphile that digital has at last arrived, this is the machine "
"The Platinum lacks the standard digital byproducts that have become a staple of "digital sound" and by disposing of those artifacts has ended up sounding more analog-like than many turntables people listen to"
Martin G. DeWulf, Bound for Sound issue #147
"The Platinum lacks the standard digital byproducts that have become a staple of "digital sound" and by disposing of those artifacts has ended up sounding more analog-like than many turntables people listen to"
Martin G. DeWulf, Bound for Sound issue #147
Platinum Mono 202 Amplifier
"MSB's Platinum is, quite simply, the best amplifier we've ever heard. "
Paul Messenger, HI-FI CHOICE August 2009 Editors Choice, 5 stars and on the cover!
"It just has such natural dynamics, exceptional levels of detail, excellent bass resolution and power, superbly judged tonal balance, and the ability to convey a musical performance with a greater level of holistic entirety than any other power amplifier had previously shown was possible. "
Chris Bryant, HiFiCritic issue #12 (November-December 2008 HIFICRITIC is a printed independent ad free UK audio magazine)
Paul Messenger, HI-FI CHOICE August 2009 Editors Choice, 5 stars and on the cover!
"It just has such natural dynamics, exceptional levels of detail, excellent bass resolution and power, superbly judged tonal balance, and the ability to convey a musical performance with a greater level of holistic entirety than any other power amplifier had previously shown was possible. "
Chris Bryant, HiFiCritic issue #12 (November-December 2008 HIFICRITIC is a printed independent ad free UK audio magazine)
Platinum Data CD IV
high resolution from CDs and DVDs
high resolution from CDs and DVDs
MSB PLatinum DATA CD IV Transport is an optimized player for standard CDs and high resolution audio from CDs and DVDs (like the HRx discs by Reference Recordings). It sends perfected, jitter-free digital audio data from its solid state memory to any Digital to Analog Converter (DAC).
It accomplishes this task in a manner quite different than other CD transports and players. Using an optical ROM reader , the data is read from the disc in bit-perfect condition. Instead of smoothing over any read errors as other transports do, the MSB transport reads the disc again and again until the file is read perfectly, much the way a computer reads a data disc. The stored musical information is then played back to your DAC with perfect timing and extremely low jitter using our proprietary clocking technology and the MSB Network.
It accomplishes this task in a manner quite different than other CD transports and players. Using an optical ROM reader , the data is read from the disc in bit-perfect condition. Instead of smoothing over any read errors as other transports do, the MSB transport reads the disc again and again until the file is read perfectly, much the way a computer reads a data disc. The stored musical information is then played back to your DAC with perfect timing and extremely low jitter using our proprietary clocking technology and the MSB Network.
