8 Reasons why you should buy an $50,000 DAC

Schiit DACs are good for the money. But that is all. I own one, a friend of my owns one (I’ve heard in my system). They are substantially bested by DACs of higher quality...  depending on your taste almost any DAC over $5K. I have heard Linn, dCs, Audio Research, Berkely, Boulder, etc. Of course you have to pick one aligned with your desired taste and have an appropriate resolving system. Weiss, Chord and some others are relentlessly detailed and analytical, PS Audio are forgiving and warmer, Audio Research and Berkeley are detailed, natural and musical. 

It is great to hear you are loving your DAC. It is not surprising. Every large investment I have made has rewarded me with more than I expected. I do my research of course. There have been some instances when a greater investment did not result in better sound (different, but not better to me) and I did not make the investment. 

I love the comments about it not being worth it. First it is exceedingly unlikely they have had the DAC (in this case) in their system and evaluated it. Also, pretty unlikely they have the means to purchase it. I have a $20K DAC. If I was wealthier I the investment of all my components would likely be proportionally larger than they are now. Audio is important to me, and I have not experienced drop off in improvements in sound quality with increased investment. Some house sound are in the wrong vein for me... but I don’t buy those.