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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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yuviarora
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If you  wanna splurge....Get a Rockna  wavedream   with an accompanying server, about as good as it gets. Change the crossovers in your speakers for some Duelunds, replace capacitors in your amps( Again Duelunds tin plated copper foil), change fuses for  wax filled ones etc. 
DACs are 1 part of the chain, but everything needs to be sorted out to get the best sound in your setup.  
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I have a 25 Grand Speaker setup, Fuses were the most bang for the buck upgrade I was able to get. Being the tinkerer I am, I figured out how to make my own fuses for 3 dollars a pop that compete with ones being sold for $250 each.
All you need, is some epoxy glue, Silicon Dioxide and some mineral oil. Mix the oil and silica into a fine paste, fill the fuse cylinders, use epoxy glue to put end caps back on, let dry... and you have the cheapest most substantial upgrade to your audio system.
Best fuses to use are ChiFi aucharm fuses, they go for 2 dollars a piece....about. 
End caps can be pulled off  with the proper tools. 

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