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

Apparently, the good folks at The Absolute Sound have you covered.

(Audiophiles are never going to shed their out of touch reputation with journalism like this. I'm sorry, but it's just so tone deaf.)

hilde4504-11-2025 4:29pm

deep_333 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,420 posts 05-19-2025 at 04:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you don’t get this bottle of Remy Martin for 150k and wake up with a hangover the next day....you haven’t really lived. (I would have definitely spat in the barrel to make it real special...if i had worked at Remy Moomoo a 100 years ago, something to be aware of) https://caskcartel.com/products/louis-xiii-de-remy-martin-black-pearl-grande-champagne-cognac-1-75l To use an analogy, I can taste the difference among a $12 bottle of wine, a $25 bottle, and a $100 bottle. But I don’t enjoy the $100 bottle enough to be worth the cost. (I’d much rather find a nice $15-$20 bottle, and enjoy it for its taste and its good value.)
mihorn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 908 posts 05-19-2025 at 04:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Skip the DAC. Who needs $50k DAC while $2k player (SACD, FLAC player, streamer) sounds like below. Alex/Wavetouch audio https://youtu.be/ROea09UpeeA?si=2aFbfLCBdk4DxniI https://youtu.be/QkQcB3nFJDc?si=Qoe0edEnetnYhY-x&t=142
gbmcleod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 586 posts 06-19-2025 at 06:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'll take the $50,000 DAC, as long as it's a gift! I'll hear the differences between the 2k and the 50k.