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Not many upgrades available for this one. Big congrats! When's the open house?

I've read that SACD interest continues to be strong in Japan. As long as that continues, I think we'll continue to see strong SACD player/transport offerings from Japanese manufacturers like Esoteric, Luxman, Marantz, Accuphase et al. The SACD format also seems to have an especially strong...

Welcome, AJ. Looking forward to hearing from you.

May have been what that cobra was chasing!

You broke the code! Especially if you live in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi's neighborhood.

If it's open....

I'm getting the impression that the new company may have more of an ROI focus than a product innovation/excellence focus?

The Bricasti M19 Reference SACD/CD I2S Transport uses an RJ45 connector on its I2S cable. MSB only supports an HDMI connector for I2S. I looked into this when MSB announced their Universal I2S Module, which is only 'universal' when an I2S protocol is transmitted over an HDMI cable. I think...

Yes, my interest here was in a fallback if I were to settle for a CD transport. I did talk to the Jays importer about what I'd like to see in a future product, and he acknowledged that SACD capability was a frequent request as they contemplate future products. Since they serve Asian markets...

Maybe. WADAX seems to be using the Gillette pricing model. Price the razor (DAC) as low as possible and make their profits off the blades.

I have maybe 50 SACDs, but some of these are among my very best, and some of my very best CDs cannot be found on Qobuz. (I do mostly classical music.) I am surprised at how well my streaming performs (Aurender NH10/N20/Esoteric K-01XD DAC) compared to the K-01XD's CD/SACD transport/DAC. In...

My follow up questions would then be: 1. How does it sound (with CDs, SACDs)? What aspects are improved or not? 2. Compared to what (was your prior configuration)?

Still nobody using the MSB Universal I2S Input module with an SACD transport willing to respond with their experience? I see that this module now supports the Jays Audio CDT3 Mk3, reputedly a more robust transport than the PS Audio transport.

Reis' leaving seems like a huge loss. Hopefully they have enough technical depth to minimize this. MBL has been an iconic brand with well earned reputation for greatness.

I use measurements to help narrow the field of alternatives I might be interested in investigating further. Useful, but only a filter.