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

I am going to eat my words now. I said that I have not heard any DAC substantially better than my under $3k Schitt Yggi+ OG (discontinued). I have compared it to 3 other DACs at $10k, $15k, $20k. I always chose the OG with price being a factor.

Yesterday my friend let me take home a DAC he reps. It is a tube DAC with an ESS chip made in the East. Now I am not a stickler for tubes or ESS DACs, though I have no issue with where a DAC is made. There are geniuses everywhere. My friend is such an audio genius, and I learned today that he was a consultant in the design of the DAC I had in my home.

By all audio measures this new DAC was substantially better than my incredible Schitt Yggi+ OG. The DAC cost a ridiculous $24k and I only took it home because my friend said it was the best DAC he had heard. I have so much respect for his audio acumen that I go with his opinion without asking questions.

The price is not affordable, but I am now going to save up for this DAC.

BTW - If you are in Los Angeles. The DAC I have now will be returned so that it can be played at CanJam Los Angeles this upcoming weekend.

My Yggi+ OG was taken to a show in Colorado and went head-to-head with a Chord Dave and a Mola Mola Tambaqui. Those DACs are substantially more $$$ than the OG and came out shocking the owners of those 2 DACs. My friend, Danny, took my OG DAC to the show (here is a blurb on his listening skills)
 

SR1a (6Moons)

Danny told me he preferred the OG over the DAVE and the Mola Mola over the OG but in a blind test me may not be able to figure which was which. The OG is something special. On head-fi there is a discussion thread that talks about this event, but I am too lazy to search now. They were using maybe the world’s best headphone to listen to the DACs, the RAAL 1995 Immanis.

Now saying all of this the DAC I have sitting on my rack besides the OG is substantially better than the OG. Danny told me yesterday that he was a consultant with the Korean designer (especially on the analogue side) to help come up with this new version. He asked me to listen to the DAC because he thought I had some decent experience with DACs, and he loved my Yamaha NS5000 speakers. He wanted my opinion on how this DAC sounded on the speakers. I basically told him that I am shocked at the difference and to drive up on Wed to hear for himself. 

Allnic D15000 – Allnic Audio

My Livingroom system.

Yamaha NS5000 | Allnc D-15000 DAC (temporary) | CODA #16 amp | Benchmark HPA4 | fibre optical streaming via ROON

I also heard this DAC with my RAAL SR1a earphones and it was the best sound I have ever heard on these phones. This weekend the DAC is going to be at the Los Angeles CanJam paired with the following:

Top end Woo headphone amp | Allnc D-15000 DAC | RAAL 1995 Immanis.

Jason Stoddard of Schitt is supposed to be bringing 2 new Byggi DACs (not sure th system). I am going to make the torturous drive down to LA to hear both of these systems.

BTW - I used to own the 15k Lumin X1. For my ears, the OG and the X1 are not even in the same ballpark.