Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000?

@knittersspouse  - Glad to see that you have been at it for a while. At the end of the day, it’s all about enjoying the music. I am very bullish about digital. I think that’s the future: we will match the best table sound at a fraction of the cost. I also believe that Stereo is here to stay: 2 channels done correctly as intended by the inventor of the stereo format is enough to take you to heaven. Not long ago a 5 MD hard drive was around $30, 000 and could hold 5 photos. It also required a truck to move it. 
I am not lying. DAC will be a solved problem soon, just like class D amplification and preamplifier or automatic transmission. I might not be around to see it but I know it’s coming. I can almost see the promise land. Once we can get AI to design it for us, based on our requirements, it’s going to be cheap. We will be looking at $50,000 DACs the same way I look at my grandparents’  « giant 36 in » TV today. Enjoy the music. 

+1 ghdprentice.

Based on the comments about members not being able to hear the difference between a $1500 or a $50,000 DAC I would suggest you get a new hobby. 

I would suggest you get a new hobby

got it. I am so devastated now.

No.  It is not possible.

@gano   See? There is a sense of humor around 'here'...

Personally @hilde45 , I'm just glad the mistroke space was a knee-jerk on my part...but did get to the mid-point of the vid.👍

But when he launched into a cymbal crash and intimated that DAC could potentially allow one to recognize the make of it...
I waited for the follow-up about being able to tell that of the hammer, and how that ligament in his thumb seemed to have healed nicely....

Didn't happen...almost disappointed...😏👍

Instructive in its' way, thanx. J