D'agostino amplifiers: where's the beef?


So I've owned two of the classic monster Krell amplifiers from the distant past, the KSA 50 and later the KSA 250.  Both great amplifiers in their time and both collectible for those interested in that kind of stuff.  I'm generally a fan of D'agostino as a consequence.

I'm currently shopping for a new solid state amplifier to pair with potentially new speakers (Wilson or YG or Von Schweikert or Magico or Joseph - long story for another day).

 So recently while auditioning at my local dealer the system was powered by the current D'agostino M400 mono amplifiers.  While the sound was good I couldn't help but notice how TINY the $65K amplifiers were sitting on stands near the speakers.  OK they had nice metal work and were shiny but I couldn't help wonder WHY are these things so expensive?!  Later at home photo's of the insides of these amps on Google led me to wonder even more!!  The power supplies and interior construction in these things are nothing like the monster supplies and parts in the classic Krell's

Plus while the Krell's were expensive in their day (with great sound) the current D'agostino's have absurd pricing, far exceeding inflation.  

Are people spending this kind of money for fancy heat sinks?  Really?

I'd rather have an old Krell and a new Porsche Boxster or C8 Corvette for the same money.

Any one else have similar impressions?
bobbydd
Jeff Rowland coming out with new gear. There r other options then the dagastino..Boulder 866...pilium...listen first nyc . From what I heard pilius..rhapsody audio is stellar for 29k 39k. Bob rhapsody sent pilium to mahico to break in his M9...maybe worth a listen 

@fstein: "look at the specs of the purifi and then the prce"

Listen to the sound.

Not just D'agostino amplifiers. 

Just about everything seems to have doubled in retail price in the post covid audio world, way outstripping the inflation rate.