Upgrade my DAC or buy more weed?

I own the Eastern Electric DAC, and it is certainly good for the money, but you will definitely get more by spending more, IME.  I had a BADA DAC II that was definitely better all around, and now I use a Lampizator Big 7 and Golden Gate, and they are just so much better that no weed is needed to get that absorbed in the music (so reports a buddy that comes over for listens periodically, and listens both pre- and post-weed with me).  A DAC upgrade could definitely bring musical enjoyment rewards.

Now, I find that some dynamite, fresh weed does enhance the entire experience, too, if used in moderation (as in only every few weeks).   Regular use starts to make everything sort of "same-ish" and less vivid.  I am particularly fond of Qrazy Train, myself.

I say, go for both!

Edibles are my least favorite way to enjoy, too much a body experience without enough brain for my tastes.  And I have found the vaping pens to be sort of "monochromatic" in the buzz (I have several friends that have come to the same conclusion).  I still much prefer some sweet, new, potent leaf - - it brings a fuller spectrum high IME.

And a better DAC still brings more fun to the table, IME!  A good tube roll can be the equivalent of an upgrade, too - - no doubt about it.

Weed, music, and FOOD!  There's your match made in heaven.

Two weeks ago I had a work buddy over for some smoking and listening, something we do every few months together.  He bought me a great gift of some very fine bourbon:  Blanton's Straight from the Barrel.  I started loving bourbon ~3 years ago, and I find it a perfect accompaniment to weed.  This Blanton's has re-defined what bourbon can be to me.  It is ridiculously expensive, so you only pour a little, and you sip it really slowly.  I literally will simply wet my tongue with 3 - 4 drops and let is soak in - - it's a 5 minute experience per application!  It just evolves in so many wonderfully flavorful ways over that time, so much more than any other bourbon I've drank (Prichard's Double Barreled and Colonel Taylor Single Barrel had been my previous "bests").

Well, while having smoked some fantastic weed and enjoying an ounce or so of this Blanton's, I started applying this same long, slow savoring approach to the food we had:  outstanding licorice, chocolates, seasoned nuts.  And I found that the Blanton's had changed my life.  I ended up eating only a little bit of food throughout the 5 hour listening session, as opposed to getting stuffed to the gills.  This solves my biggest problem with weed:  the munchy monster.  And it is just so much more "zen".

I do think weed changes how your brain reacts to sensory perception, which makes tastes and sounds just so appealing (and physical intimacy, it must be said - - tough to beat sex!).

Like @snackeyp above, I was a real chronic for a few years in my adolescence, and I found steady smoking to be deadening to life.  But at a frequency of once a week max, I find weed to add something nice.

I also find weed to be an excellent differentiator for system quality:  if my system is tending to the boring or annoying side, I just can't stand it stoned.  If I'm leaving the room, that speaks volume about where my system evolution is at.  When I have it tuned right for "engaging" I never want to stop listening.