John Atkinson had an editorial in Stereophile during the financial meltdown. It discussed income inequality, and opined that the key to survival for most of us would be figuring out how to serve the one percenters. It only gets more relevant with the passage of time
$39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer?
It has to be set up using a special service and there is no manual? I guess this for the very wealthy few who do not care about "gear." I would rather buy a car with this money, or part of a Porsche, and set up my own DAC/streamer. But Stephen Scarf at Absolute Sound says.."unquestionably the best combination DAC/streamer I've ever heard, bar none." Great hyperbole, may hold true for a month or two, then some other over-priced bit of kit comes along..