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MSB SELECT DAC

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MSB SELECT DAC

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The Select DAC

The world’s finest DAC.  Crafted without Compromise.


Eight Hybrid DAC’s

With eight Hybrid DACs, we yield an unmatched level of detail, reproducing the musicality, soundstage, and texture of an original performance, bringing the artist to you. A fully balanced, ultra-high precision, discrete ladder DAC architecture ensures each note tells a story. Additionally, MSB’s robust in-house design enables the finest quality playback of PCM and native DSD, while our low impedance circuitry drives your amplification directly without adding coloration or buffering noise. The end result is a digital experience defying expectations.

Femto 33 clock.

Our clock module architecture is built with the customer in mind—we’ve made the clock module user-upgradable, ensuring future updates are simple and streamlined. Each Select DAC comes with the our most advanced Femto 33 Clock featuring a custom oven controlled dual crystal design.

A display for the listening chair

There is finally a large character, discrete LED, display that you can read from the listening chair. Designed in-house from the ground up, the Select display is assembled in its own CNC pocket in the uni-body, separate from the the DAC. Along with targeted electrical isolation, the LED display is refreshed in between data points to reduce noise interference.Whether blind listening with the display on or off, it won’t make a difference.

The Select powerbases.

Two dedicated power supplies provide increased isolation and electrical performance for both the digital and the analog power. With the increased space, each Select Powerbase has a much lower electrical noise design.

Completely modular

One of the most innovative features of the Select DAC is the modular design.The DAC modules, clock, input and output modules are user-replaceable. As any of these technologies change, we’ll be able to update your DAC to keep it current and operational.

Future Proof

MSB is constantly developing new input modules for every application and technology.  With the release of MQA, MSB has prepared a new module and a simple software update. This keeps your DAC up to date with the most recent technologies.  A DAC that is ready for an unknown future.

The last preamp you will ever need

With the high-output power provided by the Hybrid DAC modules, the need for amplification is eliminated. The signal is attenuated with new technology that provides a constant low impedance output without any active circuitry (no transistors, buffers or op-amps). This allows the Select DAC’s remarkable audio quality to be truly independent of volume setting. It’s a remarkable feat of electrical design that sets a new benchmark in the industry. The output modules are individually tuned for maximum quality balance or single-ended audio.

Expand your analog audio

With sideways expansion, the preamp has the ability for additional analog inputs, isolated sub outputs, and extra analog outputs.

CNC Billet chassis

Starting with an 85lb plate of ‘Kaiser Select Precision Plate’, material is machined in our own in-house CNC shop. After eight hours of machining, 85% of the aluminum is removed, resulting in a 17lb finished product. The integration of our CNC shop allows for design optimization to create the best possible product. We use the high quality premium ‘Select’ metal, giving us the best anodized finishes on the market. There are no shortcuts with the Select DAC

Anodized Finishes

Available in matte silver and matte black. Custom finishes are available.  Our popular custom gold finish is a light matte anodized gold with plated gold accents.

The Select DAC

Technical Specifications
Supported Formats (Input dependent) 44.1kHz to 3,072kHz PCM up to 32 bits
1xDSD, 2xDSD, 4xDSD, 8xDSD
Supports DSD via DoP on all inputs
Digital Inputs 4x Advanced isolated input module slots
XLR Analog Inputs 100K Ohm Balanced
12Vrms Maximum
Isolated when not selected
XLR Analog Outputs 3.57Vrms Maximum (Digital Input)
12Vrms Maximum (Analog Input)
75 Ohm Balanced
Galvanically isolated
Volume Control Purely passive constant impedance analog attenuation
1dB steps
Display Custom discrete LED audio clock synchronous display
Adjustable brightness and auto-off feature
Controls Isolated RS-232
IR Remote
Knob + 4 Buttons
Chassis Dimensions
Width: 17.5 in (444 mm)
Depth: 17.5 in (444 mm)
Chassis Height (Without Feet): 3 in (79 mm)
Stack height: 3.625 in (92 mm)
Weight: 25.5 lbs (11 kg)
Shipping Dimensions
Width: 25 in (635 mm)
Depth: 25 in (625 mm)
Height: 10 in (254 mm)
Weight: 55 lbs (24 kg)
Included Accessories
User Manual
Metal Remote Control
4X Demo Rubber Feet
4X Spiked Feet

 

Select DAC Dual Power Base

Technical Specifications
AC Voltage 100V (Fixed)
120/240V (Auto switching)
Power Consumption 100 Watts with fully configured Select DAC
Less than 2W standby
Chassis Dimensions
Width: 17.5 in (444 mm)
Depth: 17.5 in (444 mm)
Height: 3 in (79 mm)
Stack height: 3.625 in (92 mm)
Weight: 45.8 lbs (20 kg)
Shipping Dimensions
Width: 25 in (625 mm)
Depth: 25 in (625 mm)
Height: 10 in (254 mm)
Weight: 65 lbs (29 kg)
Included Accessories
2X Power Cables
Ground Cable
IEC Power Cord
4X Demo Rubber Feet
4X Spiked Feet

 

Select DAC Mono Power Base

Technical Specifications
AC Voltage 100V (Fixed)
120/240V (Auto switching)
Power Consumption 100 Watts (Total combined) with fully configured Select DAC and two Mono Power Bases
Less than 2W standby
Chassis Dimensions
Width: 17.5 in (444 mm)
Depth: 17.5 in (444 mm)
Height: 3 in (79 mm)
Stack height: 3.625 in (92 mm)
Weight: 45.8 lbs (20 kg)
Shipping Dimensions
Width: 25 in (625 mm)
Depth: 25 in (625 mm)
Height: 10 in (254 mm)
Weight: 65 lbs (29 kg)
Included Accessories
Power Cable
Ground Cable
IEC Power Cord
4X Demo Rubber Feet
4X Spiked Feet