Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000?

What a thread. You could change the topic to cables, amps, speakers, etc... and there will be bashers coming out of there holes in the ground. If the price discussed was $500.00, there would be replies stating that you can't possibly get anything good at that price point. This one is two decimal points to the right and we have bashers at that amount as well. I'm willing to bet that there is a wine forum out there where a discussion about a $100.00 bottle of Bordeaux is ludicrous when you can go to Trader Joe's and buy a perfectly fine bottle of "Two Buck Chuck" which is deemed just as good. This reminds me of the saying; don't criticize until you've walked a mile in the other person's shoes. The same applies here.

I just upgraded to a Naim NP555 with its corresponding 555DR PS power supply. While it did not reach the dollar threshold of the unit in the video, it was a big acquisition for me. I could not be happier. My Cary DMS-600 was an excellent unit, but the Naim has shown me what I had been missing. The extended dynamics, detail, and soundstage are staggeringly good. I'm a hard core vinyl guy, but this is very nice.