Amp/Preamp Asylum

Sheesh! So many overpriced amplifiers

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jedrider

In Reply to: RE: Paging Kal - "Buckeye Purifi 1ET-9040BA monoblock, in for review" posted by emailtim on December 02, 2024 at 16:26:01

I like the look of the Naim Classic 200 Series NAP 250 and for it's 10 grand, well, not outrageous.

There's probably a Class-D amplifier in my future as soon as I get tired of dealing with tube amplifiers.

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Are they really "overpriced" ? Or are they truly more expensive to build and sell ? (nt - peppy m. 07:05:59 12/14/24 (1)
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- RE: Are they really "overpriced" ? Or are they truly more expensive to build and sell ? (nt - John Elison 16:09:57 12/14/24 (0)
  They may be more expensive to build and sell, but if you can buy a better sounding, more powerful amplifier for less money, then they are also over priced.
You got that right... - John Elison 14:32:00 12/13/24 (0)
I switched to class-D amplifiers after seeing how expensive class-A/B amplifiers have become.

The last class-A/B amplifier I bought was a Parasound Halo A21 in 2012. I got a pretty good deal from a friend, who was a dealer. However, now the price of the new Parasound Halo A21+ is more than double of the price I paid. I needed a more powerful amplifier for my Thiel CS3.7 speakers when I discovered that PS Audio Stellar monoblock amplifiers were given an "A" rating in Stereophile's Recommended Components . This grabbed my interest immediately, and I bought a pair of their 1200-watt monoblocks. These things were a night-and-day improvement over my Parasound Halo A21. Moreover, PS Audio gave me a 25% discount because I pre-ordered their new M1200 monoblocks before they were officially in production. I got a pair of awesome sounding amplifiers for a very reasonable $4500.

More recently, I bought another pair of class-D monoblock amplifiers for my Mini Maggie speakers because I didn't need so much power. I decided to take a chance on a pair of Hypex Nilai 500 Monoblock amplifiers , which sold for $995 each. It turns out that I got real lucky because these 500-watt monoblocks sound even better than my PS Audio 1200-watt monoblocks.

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, class-D is the way to go these days. They sound as good if not better than class-A/B amplifiers and they cost less than half the price. I'm overjoyed with the performance of both pairs of class-D monoblock amplifiers I bought.

Happy listening!
John Elison

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