$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


georgehifi

Showing 1 response by headphonedreams

@larry5729 Many of the people working there came from Raidho so I think we can suspect that they do know what good hifi sounds like. I have heard the Borresen 05 speakers with some other Aavik amp at a show and it sounded great.

I do not have the budget to pay for either the amp or the speakers but I still like that some companies tries to improve the sound of stereo. I wish they would do it cheaper but I am not complaining too much that there are expensive things out there. I heard that Borresen has a lower budget speaker in the works for about $12 or so and I think that budget would be more accepted here on Audiogon but if you ask some non-audiophile they would still say it is crazy to spend that much on a stereo piece.