$30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous?

Just to follow up. I looked up your speakers, nice. If it was me I spent the money on a upgrading to a pair of speakers where I don't need any subs, upgrade my CD player, a good DAC and add some vinyl - turntable / preamp for that $30k.

I thinking if you are going to invest just $30k just into a DAC why not put it into upgrading your entire system. Sell your current gear plus the $30k and you would have a KILLER system. IMHO. 

utterly ridiculous IMO, considering you told us about your gear but NOTHING about the room in which it resides.

if I had a nickel for every six figure system in a fifty cent room, hopefully yours is not one of them !

Seriously, unless your room is truly optimized for your speakers why would you even think of spending 30k on a DAC ???

I can only concur....

The "Linn Sondek" principle is pretty applicable - the most important component in your system is the source.

But... it makes little diffenece if the rest of your system is insufficient to take the signal it receives from that source and reproduce it as its presented by the source.

That said... the sound quality you hear is not always in proportion to the price of your system components - not even close. You can find a lot of components at a fraction of the price of the most expensive compenents that sound virtually as good, or better, than the "high priced spread."

And... most of those "giant killers" are typically produced by small, boutique shops, or smaller manufacturers that market directly to the consumer, of which there are many. And... some... are even kits, such as the Linkwitz Orion, or LX521, speakers which properly supported by the rest of the system can produce a sound that rivals any speaker available.

Another such component is the Schitt Yggdrasil DAC, which litteraly rivals any DAC made, at a fraction of the price.

These are just a couple of the "giant killer" components out there that allow the "average joe" to enjoy the sound equivalent to that produced by many "mega-buck" systems.

I have done this--Source first.  My Dac is a majority of my system.  Its superb.  But my Amp and speakers are 35 years old.  I have no regrets--its fabulous:  Roon>Unity Core>Meridian Ultra Dac>Krell KSA 80B>Apogee Scintilla One Ohms.  Audition your new choice to make sure its what you want.