Perkri I bet a lot of audiophiles do buy paintings as they are art connoisseurs whether it be music, paintings, film or sculptures in large part. Their focus is on music and like many art collectors there are some who are price sensitive and others who can afford to pay very high prices for that paint on canvas that others scoff at. Also art can be expensive to enjoy for example frames for paintings can often cost more than the artwork and the delivery systems for HIFI can exceed the costs of the studio time and the money earned by the musicians. I think some of the neigh sayers just need to open their minds a bit.
$39,000.oo Aavik Acoustics U-380 Class-D integrated amplifier
https://www.stereophile.com/content/aavik-acoustics-u-380-integrated-amplifier#comment-594175
Here we go again, Covid-19 is everywhere
$39,000.oo
Uses the Pascal M-Pro2
https://www.pascal-audio.com/product/m-pro2/
That is also used in the $15K Rowland Contiuum-2
https://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/pics/jeff_rowland_continuum_2_lar...
That’s also used in the $900 Red Dragon S500 amp
https://ibb.co/VmvR0sD
That are used in a $300 subwoofer plate amp
https://ibb.co/JjnrzXw
That all come from China, that sold these modules on Alibaba a year ago for $100!! just like these.
https://ibb.co/NWnRPbJ
What would you think the profit margin is on this amp?
Cheers George