$39,000.oo Aavik Acoustics U-380 Class-D integrated amplifier

You forget, these kinds of products are targeted at people to whom the the term ‘value for money’ has virtually no context.

That is why they sell.

You have to put this in context. If you’re a major stockbroker pulling in $150M+ per year, dropping $39k on an amp is like buying a cappuccino for regular guys like you and me: it’s a bauble.

Maybe this is the sort of market the product is designed to appeal to. He pulls out a Stereophile, reads the review, and asks his PA to order him one between board meetings. 

Aavik make a killing, no-one is hurt, and an ego is satisfied for the the next ten minutes. Maybe it sounds great, maybe it doesn’t. He probably doesn’t really get the time time to find out because he’s too busy spending all his time making money to listen to a whole lot of music. 

They already have a thread this is overpriced class D junk.Enjoy!!

@ebm I think you hit the nail on the head in your first response.

Spotted the agenda in a flash. Could also reference all the ‘class D sucks’ threads for good measure.

Does whole sound quality comes just from class D modules in the amp, or there are maybe some other components in there? 

Come on people, you don't have a clue what you're talking about, and never heard this amp and compared it against other in that price range. 

Hudo, your comments are of no interest to the Class D inquisitors. Upon reflection, the title of The Fall’s great debut album ‘Live at the Witch Trials’ could have made an excellent post heading. RIP MES.

I have no opinion one way or the other. An amp case could be filled with five quid Sinclair amp modules from the 60’s. As long as someone found a way to make them sound excellent I couldn’t care less.

I would be far more interested in finding out HOW THEY DID IT.