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 2 responses by tony1954

I believe that audio gear is much like wine.

A 2018 Pomerol or Saint Emilion Grand Cru is fabulous, but is it twice as good as a bottle that is half the price?

No. It is almost always a case of diminishing returns. 

"My speakers are under $1k, staright up, midrange surpasses Wilson's biggest guns, Dali, Sonus Faber, Rockport, none beats my midrange. Under one K bucks"

Hyperbole aside, what about the low end and the high end?

Sound is only as good as its weakest frequency range.