I own 2 amps I swap between that I consider to be as good as it gets. A single ended class A tube amp from Dennis Had (Inspire Firebottle HO for High Output) bought when it was a month old or so in 2017 for around 1100 bucks, and a Pass XA-25 that costs around 5 grand...had that for a few years. Does it leave me wanting some other possibly way more expensive amp? Nope.
Needed: Honest Advice on high-end amps- either mono or stereo
I'm perplexed by the offering of high end amps. I have heard some really expensive amps- ARC 300m, D'Agostino, Burmeister, the 1200w Macs- all impressive but....
In your HONEST opinion- are the THAT good?
For the money (Let's pretend you and I can afford them- may of us can) are they transformative? Exceptional? WAYYY better than a lesser mortals out there?
Forget economic proportionality- most of us are wealthy. We can pay to play. My question is: are they EXCEPTIONAL or just moderately better for much more money?
This is an honest question seeking thoughtful answers.....
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How many people in this forum can afford German pre, ampli and speakers for $200,000? What are we talking here? Are we discussing audio or just bragging about $$$$$ ? Most of the forum participants would be, in my guess, in a range of $10K-$40K. I guess my place is not here. Sometimes there are real practical discussions, but they seem get less and less common.
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@aspertnt You can’t be serious with such a silly question? It’s called a 401K loan - and it’s something that I’ve done on many occasions (highly encouraged). HSA is also another avenue, and if that doesn’t work there’s the cash-out refi on the home. Financially responsible? Absolutely not, but the possibilities are endless if not risk adverse. Being sarcastic of course. Last time I checked I have about $40K in my 401K, all in bonds, with a time horizon of 40 years. |
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