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

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.  

Imo 30k for a dac is a giant waste of money. There is remarkable equipment for a quarter that price. There is probably an 800 dollar one that sounds the same to your system. If i were to throw that money away i would save a life or give it to family. 

The Pacific is fabulous. I’d recommend going with the single ended version for ease of tube rolling. Happy to discuss any questions you may have - just shoot me a DM.

- Colin

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Nice system. Tell me more about your modded Rotel 1072 CDP.
Happy Listening!

Before you go spending $30,000 on a dac which in my opinion is a big rip off go listen to the wyred for sound 10th anniversary. they give you a 30-day trial to try it out and if you don't like it you can send it back for a full refund. This is the most analog sounding DAC that I've ever had in my system. I put it up against the $15,000 Sim audio DAC and the 10th anniversary left it in the dust. Go read the reviews on it on their site I think you'll be impressed.