Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ?


I never heard his amps, but some writers say just that - nothing transistor sounds better.
What do you think ? 
I listened on youtube a few systems with D'Agostino amps and preamps and liked a lot what I heard.

inna

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Let's not argue about youtube listening. "Better" might be both subjective and objective, it is complicated.
We are not talking about tube amps. I bet, something like top of the line VAC or Wavac would sound..well, incredible.
This thread is not about cost and best value. Besides, there are other extremely expensive brands.
Other things being the same, one can get some ideas by listening to youtube. Your DAC, headphones and hearing must be good.
This comparison is not quite fair because D'Agustino preamp is in both set-ups. But, can you hear the difference, regardless of what you prefer ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwshgGwb4kE&ab_channel=Jay%27sAudioLab
As Flemming Rasmussen, designer of Gryphon, once said - Mephisto will awake dead Eskimo.
But there is much more to the sound besides power and control.
I read that some prefer D'Agostino and others prefer Gryphon.
Alright, I get it. It appears that indeed there is nothing SS better than D'Agostino, only different. Maybe.
I saw couple of times used Momentum integrated for $25k. It is within the reach of many. Not within my reach, though, at least not yet. 
jbrrp1, I see. Thank you. I keep reading that D'Agostino are very special amplifiers.
jbrrp1, I see. Great brand indeed. Very special sound.
No one really talks about either Audionet or FM Acoustics. I would be interested to hear the impressions, especially regarding FM Acoustics.
In any case, there are probably 10 or so brands at the very top level to choose from, including a few Swiss, Danish Gryphon and Vitus, German Audionet perhaps, American D'Agostino and Boulder. Good for us.