More expensive = better?


Because I have never owned any very high end gear I’m wondering if an $8000 integrated amp will sound jaw dropping better than a $5000 one? Right now my system is Parasound JC2 and SMC Audio DNA1 Gold. 

Thanks in advance,

Ben

honashagen

Showing 1 response by audiodwebe

Absolutely.

And a $16K amp will sound even better.

That’s what the salesperson will say.

But in reality it’s unfortunately about system matching, room matching, musical preferences and your likes.  That 8K amp might sound like a turd to “you” in your room and you might find a sub-1K amp that blows your current amp out the water.

Such is life of an audiophile.  Sorry.