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

cantorgale
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.

Sorry I forgot to tell you what my system is. I have a SIM audio p8 W8 esoteric p10 transport wired for sound 10th anniversary dac monitor audio Platinum 200 ll. My interconnects are all Harmonic Technology OCC single Crystal their top-of-the-line magic lll. Speaker wire is Harmonic Technology pro9 reference SE.

In my opinion a very sensible idea -- I subscribe to the "source first" system building philosophy and have a third of the cost of my system in sources, and only 10% for the speakers -- if your speakers work for you in your room then upgrading the source will only make them sound better

@folkfreak   Are you saying you consider the DAC as part of the 'source' for digital systems? Can you explain further?

I'm curious because I've inquired about the 'relative' importance of a DAC vs a Streaming Source in another thread. Thank you.

the Pacific dac is Excellent , personally buy a golden gate with discounts around $16k, for sure buy their final touch Audio usb,
interconnects, and power cord under $$3500 maybe upgrade a couple tubes and you have a killer front end .
i have compared these cables . Trust me I have owned a Audiostore and heard many $$ cables these are a bargain and a Very natural complement these are used by the Lampizator distributor , you can get a good package deal if you haggle a bit.