czarivey
$26k monoblocks sounds more reasonable than $32k DAC, but still too much.
Not if you have a crap source going into the $26K mono blocks. The DAC can be one of the most influencial component in your system. What if the DAC gave you a huge soundstage with space and air around vocals and instruments, had a tone you never heard before where each instrument was capture perfectly, 3D sound, macro/micro dynamic swings with ease, tone, tone and more tone to die for, etc., something you never heard before, would that be worth the cost?
Happy Listening.