Needed: Honest Advice on high-end amps- either mono or stereo

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.

How many people in this forum can afford German pre, ampli and speakers for $200,000?
 

@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.

My honest advice:  there are great amps out there these days for a mere $1k.  Maybe less.  But you have to be smart enough to find them.

Or, if your goal is to compete, the sky is the limit so start jumping hard now and be ready to spend.....

@toro3 

A lot. I'd have a look through the virtual systems. 

Hello yesiam_a_pirate.  Fancy cases, polished metal, meters, glowing lights, etc have nothing to do with the quality of an audio amp. Do you want to spend thousands, impress your friends, or listen to music? There is no reason that a more or less even number of quality parts and careful assembly has to be expensive. If you want the best sound for the $$$ spent, try the aps from Starke Sound. I have no connetion to the company, other than a buyer on six occasions. Starke is a commercial (stadiums, ball parks, etc) outfit. They took a look at the class D super amps from Scandanavia (Putzley and friends), scratched their chins and thought, "I see where they are going with that. Suppose we did it this way . . ." and brought out their own class D super amp in a plain chassis, very nice output posts, single ended and balanced inputs, four channels - bridgable, try it at no risk policy. What's not to like? These amps will show you the difference between cables, drive Maggies perfectly, etc at very reasonable prices. You can't go wrong. Enjoy the music. Buy and investment property with the money yoy save.