ClaudeJ1 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 But the price is for a PAIR, after all. In case you need a 1.6 Kilowatt amp to drive your _______________________ brand INEFFICIENT speakers! Keep in mind it's only 32 dbWatts and perfect for those 82 db/watt loudspeakers you overpay for also when you want to reach 114 db Peaks with HIGH Intermodulation distortion! https://www.paragonsns.com/products/dan-dagostino-relentless-epic-1600-mono 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 At least the Pre Amp is more reasonble, by the Pound, I presume? https://www.paragonsns.com/products/dan-dagostino-momentum-hd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWelsh Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, ClaudeJ1 said: But the price is for a PAIR, after all. In case you need a 1.6 Kilowatt amp to drive your _______________________ brand INEFFICIENT speakers! Keep in mind it's only 32 dbWatts and perfect for those 82 db/watt loudspeakers you overpay for also when you want to reach 114 db Peaks with HIGH Intermodulation distortion! https://www.paragonsns.com/products/dan-dagostino-relentless-epic-1600-mono How many bathrooms does it have? 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 They are trying to sell a 350,000 dollar mono block, but they don't check what their copywriters hand in??? Not so 'strikingly elegant', if you ask me... Is this physically possible? 258Kg really? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealMarkDeneen Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Luxury goods pricing has to follow high-end incomes to retain their status as luxury goods. High end incomes are WAY, WAAAAAAY UP over the past few years so a $349K amp seems very affordable considering swining a baseball bat for 3-1/2 hours a day out in the sunshine can get you $40M annually. And, the bigger fish in finance arre knocking down $200M. He has a good strategy - sell 10 amps and retire. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 OK. Another item I'll never be in the same building with. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, MeloManiac said: They are trying to sell a 350,000 dollar mono block, but they don't check what their copywriters hand in??? Not so 'strikingly elegant', if you ask me... Is this physically possible? 258Kg really? I'm totally fascinated by this... Yes, the weight seems to be right! I used a 'aluminium weight calculator'. A block this size would weigh 371kg! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 R2D2 speakers require nothing but the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Apparently Claude is shopping for new amps, have you checked the Little Sweetie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 4 hours ago, MeloManiac said: They are trying to sell a 350,000 dollar mono block, but they don't check what their copywriters hand in??? Not so 'strikingly elegant', if you ask me... Is this physically possible? 258Kg really? I saw some similar driving the Wilson XvX. It was a 1.3 Million dollar system. It sounded fabulous with the subwoofer in the corners, which was not cheap also, at that Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Yeah, but are these $250 K to $1 M systems really real world ? Do any but the 1% have any hope of owning this stuff other than a chance one time listen ? Is that what this hobby is all about ? Fully realize everyone has a different approach to the quest, but why even look down that road ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Side note: Recently demoed the LaScala AL5 and Cornwall IV at my local dealer (odd there is a Klipsch dealer 3 miles from my house, but I live close to everything....) On the way out had a quick look at the Focal Grande system ($250 K), it had it's own room to itself. Had to resist the urge to poke one of the many drivers out in the open collecting dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 4 hours ago, RealMarkDeneen said: He has a good strategy - sell 10 amps and retire. Exactly. Easier to sell ten for $3.5M than 1000 for $3500. And that is the ultra high end business model - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 5 hours ago, RealMarkDeneen said: Luxury goods pricing has to follow high-end incomes to retain their status as luxury goods. High end incomes are WAY, WAAAAAAY UP over the past few years so a $349K amp seems very affordable considering swining a baseball bat for 3-1/2 hours a day out in the sunshine can get you $40M annually. And, the bigger fish in finance arre knocking down $200M. He has a good strategy - sell 10 amps and retire. I met Dan D'Agostino, he was the original Krell Engineer. Class A 100 Watts was his original. Now you have to rewire your system for 220 to power those beasts (not really but it would seem so, aye?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Yeah, but Krell ! 100W Class A.... For me, Class A amps have a boring no sound sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I recall a test in Stereophile or The Absolute Sound that reviewed a $350k pair of monoblocks probably 20 years ago. They were crazy heavy like these ones. The conclusion was that, although the distortion figures were shockingly high, they sounded so good that they just had to give them an ‘A’ rating. I guess it was very euphonious distortion... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 More like did you check the ads, ad revenue has to be the main driver of the so-called audio press. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 When I was following the dirt bike magazines, ad copy became indistinguishable from the dirt bike test "reports". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 1:08 PM, ClaudeJ1 said: But the price is for a PAIR, after all. 570lb/258Kg with a massive, machined aluminum chassis, and then they attach a flimsy plastic box to the back panel. That is my only complaint so far. It does look good from the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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