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?
rufusluna

Showing 4 responses by tomic601

Well as for music lover, I have 5k hours on my middling DAC

of course I have a gratitude journal….


i do like a genius like Jim White of Aesthetix who offers 3 levels of DAC with an upgrade path… standard, signature and Eclipse….

and a world class dac is much much more than a circuit board and a power supply….




yes, i prefer my genius designer to freeze improvement and innovation just after release of the flagship..fabric biplane….

silly