Point of diminishing return for a DAC

I just believe that there is a threshold at around the $2500 price point. This includes:

1. Mytek Brooklyn +
2. Chord Hugo 2
3. benchmark DAC3
4.Schiit Yiggy
5. Sure, it can include your entry, too...;-)

After that, you need to spend more on all your other stuff commensurately to have a balanced system that can reveal the quality of a $5k+ DAC.

IF that is important to YOU, then go for it!!!

if you have other priorities for your hard earned money, then step off the gerbil wheel and  turn up the volume!! 

If you can find your ideal sound with an 800 dollar dac , then its pretty stupid to pay more . If you cannot get your system to sound right no matter how much you spend then its not the fault of the gear . There is an incredible amount of ocd and mind over matter stuff in this hobby , I am surprised google isn't targeting me with ads for mental health just for visiting. 

My advice is decide on a budget and find the DAC that sounds good to you in your system within your budget. The rest is an academic exercise. 

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Here is my two cents worth.  I had several ~$1K DAC and they were all indistinguishable from one another:  Jolida, Channel Islands Audio, Denafrips Ares, Schitt Gungnir,  and couple more that I have forgotten.  I upgraded to a used Ayre QB-9 and was absolutely astonished with the SQ improvement immediately!  I then upgraded to an Ayre Codex, with a similar sound, which allows me to stream my Oppo through the DAC.  It is fantastic for a very reasonable price.

I visited a friend of mine in Italy his summer who used an upgraded Denafrips Terminator and I was absolutely blown away with the sound of his system with his Buchardt S400 SE monitors.  It is among the finest, most natural sound systems I I have ever hear, regardless of price. 

He has since upgraded to a Chord Hugo (~$10K) and is ecstatic with the improvement in SQ.  He is adding the Chord M-Scaler device to the DAC (~$4K) and expects solid SQ improvement.  I do not doubt the dual devices are in the realm of the uber-expensive DCS multi-component DAC system.  

I know that there are some sub-$2K DACs around that get rave reviews, Holo is one of them and Audio Mirror is another.  Worth a listen, for sure. 

My take is that more or less you need to spend ~$2K to play in the big leagues of DAC's.  The Ayre Codex and Schitt Yggy will get your most of the way there.