PS audio new 25K dac and the psychological effect of owning a company's best.


I was purchasing some hi-res files from NativeDSD today and found mention of PS Audio’s Obsidian Ted Smith Signature Dac ($25K) in their compatibility excel table scheduled to be released in 2021. I am the owner of their Direct stream DAC and DSD memory player and I immediately thought that I would never spend 25K on a DAC. I also thought that now I can have their best so why to stay with the brand. This might be my personal bias but I was wondering if this has an effect on anyone else. Is owning the top-of-line of any brand important to you and would you leave a brand if you were priced out of the market?
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Showing 2 responses by earlflynn

I am not PS Audio fan boy had zero luck with any of their products. But to condemn them for offering or working on a $25K DAC is silly when there are others out there that cost even more.
LampizatOr Pacific DAC (starts from $27,000 USD)

There are the haves and the have not. Hey if you got the cash.....
Free market got to love it.


@roxy54 No doubt

For that money, I'll shop with Audio Note or Lampizator