I personally think that Katalyst was a bigger upgrade than what I have heard so far from Organik, especially if you look at how much more expensive it has become with a new dac, for me 38,000 euros for my Selekt. I had an Exaktbox I upgrade with 4 katalyst dacs for around that price. I have listened a lot and compared and unfortunately it is not worth the money, for me anyway. I focus on cables and power filters instead, and waiting for the next dac so I can shop on sale
It's all about opinions, but there are very few people saying Katalyst was a bigger upgrade than Organik. While I haven't heard Organik with Selekt, I can say that with the Next Gen Hub it is transcendent.
I didn't want it to be so because my Katalyst upgrade was only 18 months old when Organik first appeared. However, an extended audition showed that Organik is much better taking sound quality way beyond what I thought possible.
Cost is a diferent matter entirely. Expense doesn't affect sound quality. In fact, it's the other way round. Linn are able to sell the number of units they have at a high cost because the sound quality is so good.
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