<description>Estelon, dCS and Oephi justify their pricing with their unique take on design and engineering BUT say the goal is the music and the "toys" should disappear. It's a deep dive into how industrial design, materials science, and complex engineering serve the music - but at what cost? Would you want something as sculptural as an Estelon or outrageous as a $500,000 DAC music system to disappear?
    &lt;a href="https://marchaudio.com/"&gt;Show Partner - March Audio&lt;/a&gt;
  
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Not An Audiophile

Andrew Hutchison

Hi-End HiFi should disappear. Estelon, dCS and Oephi say it's the music that matters.

JAN 27, 2026122 MIN
Not An Audiophile

Hi-End HiFi should disappear. Estelon, dCS and Oephi say it's the music that matters.

JAN 27, 2026122 MIN

Description

Estelon, dCS and Oephi justify their pricing with their unique take on design and engineering BUT say the goal is the music and the "toys" should disappear. It's a deep dive into how industrial design, materials science, and complex engineering serve the music - but at what cost? Would you want something as sculptural as an Estelon or outrageous as a $500,000 DAC music system to disappear? <a href="https://marchaudio.com/">Show Partner - March Audio</a>