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High End Amp Price Collapse musings

If Class D amplification becomes accepted by audiophiles there should be a glut of high end amps (Krell, Levinson, Pass etc) becoming available on the used market at prices a fraction of what they are now.

Think CRT TV when the flat panels began emerging.I think Ill hold off on a new/used amp purchase for a little while. Maybe I will bet a Boulder.

Has any one else considered this?

energeezer

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mgreen27
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"Has any one else considered this?"

I see no reason to expect a price crash due to class d amps. Solid state amps are "superior" to tube amps and you don't see a run on those things. Even vintage tube amps sell for high prices.

A lot of the high end companies have been selling class d amps for years now. Rowland only makes class d amps now for 10+ years. ARC, PS Audio, Theta, Cary, Rotel, NAD, Wadia, and countless others, all make class d amps.

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