High End Amp Price Collapse musings

This thread has inspired me to fulfill a dream. Now that everyone is so clearly into these newfangled cars with fuel injectors and computers, I can finally get a '62 Corvette for next to nothing. I've got $1,500 burning a hole in my pocket and I'll probably have enough left over to pick up a pair of Pass mono blocks. Life is good. 

I'm with you jefferylee. There's a plan. 

Its not class D that is causing prices for used gear to drop. Its over pricing and aiming at a rich buyer. For what rich guy buys used electronics unless it Western Electric? And what average joe can afford even a highly discounted rich man toy? 

I would love to hear a Class D amplifier sound better than a PASS... wow.

@johnk Has a point. It's not about the technology, it is about what the market will bear.

@audiofreak32
This is kind of my point. If you insist that a PASS is the very best (which you may) then no matter how good another amp sounds, if it is different, it won't be "as good" to you. So this "when will amp X ever be as good or better than amp Y" is kind of a setup.

From my perspective, having heard a nice, full Pass set-up, I cannot justify the spend vs. my Class D amps based on sound quality alone. Nor do I have the room or electricity budget! :)

My point is, Class D is very very good. Anyone waiting for Class D to reach "high end" is just not being objective. It has been there for years. If you want it to sound like your peculiar flavor of amp, well that's another thing. Yes, I have my own particular peculiarities too! :) I'm just saying, the wait for excellent Class D has been over for a while, but I must resign myself that my B&O powered amps will never sound like a pair of Conrad Johnson Premier 8, which you should all bow and worship... (hahahaha, j/k, but it IS my fave all time).

In any event, always make yourself happy with the money you spend.

Best,


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