Why I sold my $50,000 DAC ...

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Funny, made me laugh. 

Supply and demand!!!  That's the only thing that matters here my friends.  No matter what you or I may think (those of us who can't even come close to being able to afford it), a 300K DAC is not intended for the average mortal man, as it resides in another galaxy where 99.9 % of us are unable to travel.  So they make a 300K DAC.  So what does that have to do with me?   This applies to houses, cars, jewelry, etc.  Happy listening.      

Having owned a audio store , Synergy is far more important then the cost .

$300k for a dac  a total rip off ,and even half off foolish to spend that you can get over 95% that for a 1/3 rd that. Price

Your writings seem to have realized the value of competent room treatments. 

There is also something else that you probably didn't realize about your pro audio friend.

Higher end pro audio speakers can kick some serious hiny and walk all over most home audio speakers. A lot of engineering goes into them.

TAD, Meyer Sound, etc pro monitors are no joke. Higher end PA speakers can blow your socks off. They will sound good with anything.

I have different audiophile speakers, but, my favorite are a pair of  PA horns that run around 10 to 12k a pair, not that much compared to the world of audiophilia. I keep them in my modest lake cabin. When the weather's good, i roll them outside and party outdoors. They make me not wanna go back home and deal with the spouse,  regular life, etc.

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