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

I would suggest you get a new hobby

got it. I am so devastated now.

No.  It is not possible.

@gano   See? There is a sense of humor around 'here'...

Personally @hilde45 , I'm just glad the mistroke space was a knee-jerk on my part...but did get to the mid-point of the vid.👍

But when he launched into a cymbal crash and intimated that DAC could potentially allow one to recognize the make of it...
I waited for the follow-up about being able to tell that of the hammer, and how that ligament in his thumb seemed to have healed nicely....

Didn't happen...almost disappointed...😏👍

Instructive in its' way, thanx. J

But can you find one for under 100k!? Or even 200k....600k!??

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.