I would love to have an experienced electronic engineering type who has expertise in this area offer an explanation for the BIG difference in price.
The engineer would be as puzzled as you.
You should probably talk to the marketing guy.
i totally agree with you, big and heavy and stylish costs huge amounts of money to produce, and audiophiles are ready to spend much more on distortion numbers that are 0.0001% less than the competition, or on class A amps that heat your house, or just on style.
check on the Musical Fidelity AMS100 amp, a huge 110 Watt/8 Ohm beast that's 1 meter deep and weighs around 100 kg. and, sitting idle, comsumes 1000 Watts; for the weight and size and price, it should put all other amps to shame sound wise.
on those kind of products, the marketing guys get a high fever.
what happens is, i think, that those pieces of equipment sell in so limited quantities that the prices must be very high to compensate.
it so happens that engineers know how to make excellent amps since the 70's, when Otala found the solution to TIM, and nobody can tell if one is better than the other in double blind tests.
Last edited by J. B.; 01/06/12 01:12 PM.
