Uber Amps - Are they worth it?

Uber ANYTHING, is it worth it?  Yes for some, no for others.  It will NEVER change; that is why the spectrum of quality / price / value / performance is always available across all markets.  We all choose where and how much to spend, and all appreciate and recognize worth where we personally see it.  Cereal, coffee, beer, wine, vodka,  listening chairs, cloths, cars etc.  Audio is no different; the good stuff is better. Spend your money where you want, or keep it under your couch.

"Is it worth it to YOU"  is really the only question.

My take?  Buy what you think you really want (and can afford) and it will save you from selling at a loss and rebuying what you really want.

Quality leaves no regrets.

Quality must be associated with a specific set of factors  associated with an objective complex phenomenon... The word "quality" threw in the air means nothing or means price tag...

If not associated with a working context, we can translate "quality leaves no regrets" by  "high price equal quality"...

Acoustics experience is about knowledge not just impressions and certainly not just about price...

High end products are not synonymous of good sound ....

"My Ferrari is worth it for me" is not an argument...It is often a confession of ignorance or a reflection of our obsession with car....

@fastfreight +1

exactly

I love uber amps, I truly do, but I also recognize that a market is in large part brought on by uber-speakers which are unnecessarily hard to drive. 

Some speakers, like electrostatics, just can’t be made "easy to drive." I get that, but I think we over-value hard-to-drive speakers as if being hard to drive or discerning of amplifiers IS a goal.  A speaker which is "discerning" of an amplifier is NOT in any way more musical or transparent or better to listen to, IMHO.  They are separate attributes. 

Take super easy to driver speakers like Fritz.  An uber amp doesn’t make sense, and I’d spend my megabucks on a fantastic pre instead. 

This is like asking if a $50K country club initiation fee is worth it, or monthly dues, or paying for a gym membership while never setting a foot inside the gym.  Car payments?  Property taxes vs renting an apartment?  People spend money on all kinds of things, why stop at uber amps.

And who cares is my amp is more expensive than my car.  At least it will not be worth $200 in ten years - like my car will.