I didn't pay anywhere near 75k for mine having gotten a fair deal on a demo. I am very happy with its sound. I can't compare it to the Burmeister because I couldn't demo/hear that but what i hear is pretty magical. I didn't buy it because my personality mandates it- I actually was initially put off by its unorthodox look but grew to like it - I was looking for a significant upgrade from the integrated i had, it fit the bill and most importantly I could demo it in my system. There are a lot of high end integrated amps out there but as we all know getting to hear them in one's system can be a real challenge so for me it worked out very nicely.
