Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ?

Karan AcousticsNagra
BurmesterBlock Audio
VItus Audio
Boulder 
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No doubt, D'Agostino Is one of the best, but nice distinctive exterior is not everything. 

Nothing will ever come close to a Pass Labs amplifier, especially if it is of class A design, if you can live with the heat that it generates.

His exwife makes a half decent intergrated in the Krell K300i at fractions of the cost imo. 

D'Agostino Momentum is one of my favorite SS amps.  Fantastic driving Wilson Alexx.  Prefer them over Constellation, Ayre, Pass ... haven't heard latest Boulder or MSB.   Luxman minor league in comparison IMO.

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

ebm, thank you.
$168k for the amps, now we are talking not inexpensive gear.

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.

“Better” is a totally subjective measure so be careful.
What about D’Agustino sound better than others? What others have you compared them to and how?

 I have actually heard D'Agostino gear in person a couple years ago, it is quite good. It also has that cool Captain Nemo look that I really like. That said, I own ARC Ref gear. It did not make me want to change. But I doubt I would be happy with any solidstate gear long term.

 You can learn nothing by listening to gear on Youtube.  It is hard enough making judgments while listening to gear at a dealer. The only way to truly compare is at home in your  system.

Boulder. Ayre. Luxman.

All d'Agostino amps sound wonderful with great detail and bass.The only other amp that may be better is Dartzeel 468 however it is over 168k.

@kijanki   +1

@inna you mean you judge the sound of world best amplifiers by using youtube? Your tube sound is recorded in unknown space with unknown speakers by unknown microphones, by unknown recording engineer to create 128 kbps AAC? You must be kidding.

"...Your DAC, headphones and hearing must be good..."

Recorded using the best tube pre-amp microphone or just an Iphone?   

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.

If you have heard D’Ag gear, it is good, but it is also one of the products that is designed for the a’phile who uses his eyes possibly more than his ears alone. There are a number of competing ss products that are, depending on your system make-up, going to be as good or even better.
The synergy between components has to be considered.
IMHO.

How, on earth, you can judge the sound on youtube?  D'Agostino amps are very good (according to reviews), but extremely expensive.  Better question (for most of us) would be "What sounds best for the $"