McCormack dna-1 upgrade or no

I upgraded my DNA--1 up to the gold rev, but didn't commit to that upgrade. I had the pleasure of talking to Steve about each of the upgrades we did. That was about 15 years ago. I got curious about some other amps especially tubes. Yes, I dragged my amps to other peoples home and we compared them. Anyway, after doing a number of A/B comparisons in peoples homes, I sold the McCormacks, I couldn't see spending more money and not being sure that when finished they would be comparable or better to what I had heard.  Just my two cents. Good luck

$2500 for an upgrade?  I have to start raising my prices  we build a complete Point-to-point wired hybrid power amp from old Counterpoint chassis for $4K.  Intersesting.

I've been mulling the upgrade path as well. I have a DNA-1 in excellent condition. Original owner. I think the amp is about 30 years old right now. Been looking to the basic upgrade from Steve, without the new base, but adding a new transformer. It's about a $2700 upgrade. Was weighing that against a selling the DNA-1 and getting a used Bryston 3b squared or 2.5b squared...

@richiekess I feel your pain as I’m in a similar sitch.  I had a Bryston SST2 in my system and will say it was comparable to my 0.5 Rev A but not better, so I gotta believe one of Steve’s amps with his latest upgrades should be significantly better.  My big question is how Steve’s upgraded amps compare to the new GaN amps from AGD, Underwood HiFi, etc.  FWIW. 

100% agree to live with it as is or find something else.  If decide to sell, you will be out most of the cost of the upgrade, which frankly is the case for most upgrades in my experience.  I personally found a very modest improvement going from a stock DNA.05 to the same amp with the Platinum upgrade, the upgrade which cost $3800.  At any rate, it is a great amp and a great company if you do decide to do the upgrade.