Build a chain for $50,000 to rival or beat the Orpheus?

[smodtactical]

With $50,000, what would your rig be to rise up and challenge or possibly beat the new Orpheus? Obviously many have not heard them but I thought it would be a fun thread regardless to talk about dream chains.

 

[AzraelDarkangel]

Ugh, the new Orpheus is such a pretentious show-off with those tubes that rise up and everything. Turn it on for 6 instant erections. It comes off as more of a rich boy's toy to show off to your friend's than a work of passion for sound.

 

[GREQ]

I'd drop 2K on a PC with silent cooling as my source for music/gaming etc
5-10K on acoustic room damping/sound-proofing and acoustically low-impact furnishing/fittings
2-3K on some comfy chairs/sofa
 
With about 30K left for the actual audio, there really aren't any limitations with most modern headphones reaching the 2K price range.
I could even drop 10K on one or two super-high end vintage legends like an R10 and still have enough left for 10 other flagship level headphones and a couple of flagship level amps and dacs.
 
Oh, and I'd buy a fancy code lock for the door so it feels like I'm entering a secret facility every time I go in there.
Yeah... I'd basically build a man-cave for that money. 
 
And at the end of the day, that would beat a $50K Orpheus, because I'd never be able to enjoy it without said man-cave. 

 

[smodtactical]

Heh man cave sounds cool.
 
If I focus all the money on the chain though I would do FLAC -> Diamond Dac V [30k]  --> WA 234 monoblock amp [15k] - > HD  800 S / HE 1000 / SR009 [2-5k]
 
So my rig would be 47-50k.
 
I can only imagine how nice  that chain would sound.