Clayton Audio - Alive and very well

Hi Dayglow and Jdolgin.
Thanks for your responses. Clayton Audio is now dealing direct and I did indeed purchase my S2000 direct. One thing to know, however, as Mr Shen shared with me immediately, that his current pricing is very fair but non negotiable. This is necessary when doing away with the dealer network, so all customers are treated equally. His amplifiers are not cheap, but as they are as good or perhaps (IMHO) better than amplifiers 4-5x the price, they still represent value as well as state of the art. I should mention again that Mr Shen is quite available and stands behind his gear.
He can be reached at Claytonamp@aol.com. (314 862 6017)

Audiobrian -
Do you know if Wilson adjusted his pricing when he started selling direct? The S100 stereo amp was listed at $8500 in a 2014 review, his amps being sold through a dealer at that point. Was your S2000 priced less than before he eliminated the dealer network?
Thanks...

Hi Weebeesdad:
According to the pricing Wilson forwarded me, the S100 stayed the same but his M200/300 and S2000 increased considerably. Wilson adjusted his pricing higher feeling that his gear was underpriced. I will try to include it below. His amplifiers are better today than my first M200 pair back in 2009....extremely musical and IMO as good as anything out there, including Soulution, Constellation, etc priced 4 times higher. Good luck!

January 1, 2014


S40​ Class A stereo power amplifier, 50 watts per channel.
Single ended, RCA input
9.25” W by 20.0” D by 9.0” H
$5500.00

S100​ Class A stereo power amplifier, 100 watts per channel.
Single ended, RCA input, High /Low Bias switch
11.00” W by 20” D by 11.50” H
$8,500.00

M200​ ​Class A Monoblock power amplifier, 200 watts per channel.
Full Balanced, XLR input only.
9.25” W by 20.0” D by 9.0” H
$10,500.00 per Pair

M300​​ Class A Monoblock power amplifier, 300 watts per channel.
​​Full Balanced, XLR input only.
​11.00” W by 20” D by 11.50” H
$16,500 per Pair​

S2000​​Class A stereo power amplifier, 300 Watts per channel.
​Custom Order Only
Full Balanced, XLR input only.
16.0” W by 12.0” D by 20.0” H
$17,500

M2000​​Class A Monoblock power amplifier, 400 Watts per channel.
​Custom Order Only
Full Balanced, XLR input only.
16.0” W by 12.0” D by 20.0” H
$30,000 per Pair

Clayton Audio 8151 Stratford Dr. Clayton, MO 63105 U.S.A. Tel: 314-862-6017
claytonamp@aol.com, www. triaudio.com

Going to direct sales and increasing the price compared to when Clayton Audio had dealer network sound pretty nuts. Should be just the opposite. Good luck to Clayton Audio. Just my humble opinion.

Purchased some M100s off ebay a few weeks ago. Love them! they are really bringing out the limitations of my Thiel CS 1.6s. Playing around with preamps right now, trying to figure out what is going to work best with them.