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In Reply to: I don't know if I'd be so harsh posted by a dainty man on March 21, 2005 at 19:58:03:
The 6 K cost upgrade, make that 9, is for kickbacks to Stereophile for dropping to it's knees.Sorry guys, for 18 grand it had better do everything. Otherwise go bi amp or tri amp (active only, please) with less costly amps and get it all without having to compromise with an 18 K dollar component that is only usable in very specific systems that may or may not sound as well balanced.
There is good sound and then there is dumb money. Anyone who buys that 350,000 dollar tube amp from a year ago either inherited it or runs a Cartel. Anyone with the brains to have actually have earned the money to buy such a beast, will also be smart enough to look elswhere. I put the brains purchase somewhere at 1500 US dollars. Anything lower than that and a perspective buyer is searching for good value of which there are many choices. Anything over that and we are listening to many really good choices. When you come onto these web pages and ask which 10 K amp sounds better with speaker X, I think you fall into the dumb money category. Sorry, but for my 10 K I will only trust myself; not some kid web surfing in his jammies or some editor who is quite happy rolling output devices until it sounds just right.
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- Re: I don't know if I'd be so harsh - Ozzie 03/23/0509:56:13 03/23/05 (0)