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In Reply to: Pro Amps...Give Me An Explanation!!! posted by JimOfOakCreek on February 27, 2006 at 14:26:52:
I haven't heard the Yamahas, but I considered it before buying the Behringer. I think, that like with most things related to performance, that last 10% of improvement usually comes at 90% of the cost.I prefer to think of myself as a reformed audiophile. In my 20's, I worked in the business and usually had a hi-fi that would have cost most folks of the time about $20,000.00 to put together. By today's standards that would be in excess of a $60,000.00 system.
Over the last 3 years I have put together a system for a very small percentage of that and it has been the most satisfying of any I have ever owned. I don't care about brands, buying used, or what anyone else might think. Think about it... most folks that can and will spend ten times more money on something esoteric will almost always find a way to convince themselves the expenditure was warranted.
People buying pro sound aren't into blue lights, half inch thick engraved front panels, designer chassis, audiophile mysticism, or any other form of esoterica. They want, performance, reliability, and value. And the companies producing pro gear have the manufacturing prowess to build a chassis for a fraction of what the little audiophile guy can, and the purchasing power to significantly reduce component cost. They are not interested in building it by hand or putting hundreds or possibly thousands of dollars into metal work and other non value-based design criteria (like tons of attractive hi-tech heat sink when a $12 fan will do).
So... what you have is a device that does what it was designed to do, that reliably meets its architectural specification, and nothing more.
I am sure, given any price, you can find an amp that does some things better, but 30 times better... nope. It all depends on what makes you most comfortable. At this point, for me, the hobby is primarily the listening, and much less the building/tweaking/comparing to get that last 10%.
I'll gladly take that first 90% of performance and save the remaining 90% of whatever it takes to get to that last 10%.
Cheers.
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- Re: Pro Amps...Give Me An Explanation!!! - Solutions Etcetera 02/27/0615:35:13 02/27/06 (3)
- well said;-nt - Green Lantern 02:07:09 02/28/06 (0)
- You've nailed it, Solutions - Feanor 16:39:12 02/27/06 (1)
- Re: You've nailed it, Solutions - bogie7@mindspring.com 18:47:45 03/3/06 (0)
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