I haven't spent a lot of time with the transport but I've heard the REF and Select II dacs on a few different systems. IMO, they are well built, modular, and SOTA. Their current REF transport has the same insides as the Select, the only difference being the outer casing and price. I imagine you could pair it with anything but I bet the best sound would come with an MSB Dac by its side using their pro I2s connection. The transport uses an OPPO chasis and is a universal player (SACD, DVD-A, CD). I'm not sure how much in common it has with the OPPO. The REF and SELECT transports compete against the best from Esoteric and many other hi end transports. Good luck!
Dave
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