$30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous?
The Pacific is fabulous. I’d recommend going with the single ended version for ease of tube rolling. Happy to discuss any questions you may have - just shoot me a DM. - Colin LampizatOr dealer https://gestalt.audio |
Before you go spending $30,000 on a dac which in my opinion is a big rip off go listen to the wyred for sound 10th anniversary. they give you a 30-day trial to try it out and if you don't like it you can send it back for a full refund. This is the most analog sounding DAC that I've ever had in my system. I put it up against the $15,000 Sim audio DAC and the 10th anniversary left it in the dust. Go read the reviews on it on their site I think you'll be impressed. |
Sorry I forgot to tell you what my system is. I have a SIM audio p8 W8 esoteric p10 transport wired for sound 10th anniversary dac monitor audio Platinum 200 ll. My interconnects are all Harmonic Technology OCC single Crystal their top-of-the-line magic lll. Speaker wire is Harmonic Technology pro9 reference SE. |
In my opinion a very sensible idea -- I subscribe to the "source first" system building philosophy and have a third of the cost of my system in sources, and only 10% for the speakers -- if your speakers work for you in your room then upgrading the source will only make them sound better @folkfreak Are you saying you consider the DAC as part of the 'source' for digital systems? Can you explain further? I'm curious because I've inquired about the 'relative' importance of a DAC vs a Streaming Source in another thread. Thank you. |
