VAC preamps - too expensive?

If you like VAC, want VAC and can afford VAC, then you are in a position to own and enjoy  some of best and most prestigious museum worthy pieces out there. Go for it!  Life is too short to wait. 

Vac goes with everything. Everything

@ghdprentice

I believe most people DO hear diminishing returns, otherwise, using your $22k versus $4k streamer example, you would not have spent the additional $18k on another streamer.  Maybe we agree that diminishing incremental improvements become more and more difficult to discern, especially when we're trying to improve a less expensive piece of gear, that very likely, is already a formidable performer!....that never ending quest for getting to that next level of sonic bliss.  Diminishing return improvements are VERY expensive as you know, and only because we are passionate about our music, does even a small improvement in sonic character, justify spending 5x more for such an incremental result.   

I owned a VAC Phi 100 I believe and was very happy. I thought the sensitivity was too high. An excellent amp but seemed to share a similar sound with other push-pull designs using the same power tubes I have heard or owned. Never had an issue. Kevin is a class act and runs a tight ship.