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

Apparently, the good folks at The Absolute Sound have you covered.

(Audiophiles are never going to shed their out of touch reputation with journalism like this. I'm sorry, but it's just so tone deaf.)

hilde4504-11-2025 4:29pm

kennymacc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 518 posts 04-11-2025 at 11:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete IMHO, no component in high end audio falls under the law of diminishing returns more than DACs. However, if you’ve got the cash.............. Happy listening
kennymacc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 518 posts 04-12-2025 at 02:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Remember the old TV commercial where a beautiful female model looks straight into the camera and states "Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful?" Well, the same applies to our more well-heeled audiophiles. Don’t hate, or question, or resent our wealthy audiophiles just because they can afford to spend huge amounts of money on high end audio, and you can’t (myself included), LOL!!! There’ll away be......"The Haves and the Have Nots in every market, including high end audio. That Ferrari costs $375K. Do you get angry every time you see someone driving one? Thankfully, nowadays, in modern high end audio, excellent sound quality can be had at every price point. But, you can always dream. Happy listening.