New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000

This subject has pretty much always been around comes up all the time.

Outrageous priced cars, watches, houses, audio equipment, TVs, you name it.

As long as capitalism exist, there will be products made that are for the "beautiful people", and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

As long as no one is twisting your arms and forcing you to buy, where's the problem.

Some of us forget that most people think that we (audiophiles) are crazy anyway.  They think that the equipment we purchase is stupidly expensive.  So, there are levels above us.  Where's the problem.

I know people that are in the amp of the month club or the car of the month club.  When some new fangled piece of equipment comes out, they just have to have it.  I don't question their motivations. If they can afford it, more power to them!!!

What it does do, is allow some high end equipment that could not afford or wouldn't think of purchasing because of the price, to be placed on the used market.  Or better yet, they would contact me asking me to take something off their hands for a really good price.  Something I've heard that was definitely better than what I owned, but would not think of coming out of pocket for, and now it's available to me for almost a steal, because they had to have the newest.

Well, There are manufacturers out there that build for us or they build for the one percent. And even "us" is relative.

Now if I listen to that equipment and it isn't better than mine, then I laugh and smile.  But, if it is better, then, what can I say but wow.

I've heard D'Agostino equipment.  All I can say is wow.

enjoy

One thing I loved to do was to venture to San Diego and visit Stereo Design.  Take my music and go in the stupidly expensive, I will never be able to afford this stuff room, play my music and sit back and hear how it really is supposed to sound. 

I've been a customer and friend for so long that they just let me go in and play whatever I liked.

So, what I tell people that want to move to the "high end", take your favorite music and go listen on the best system you can find.  That way, you will hear basically how it was supposed to sound.  Some people say this is a mistake and it will ruin your ear for your equipment, but I don't buy that logic.

I want to know what I'm trying to get to.

so, for these $250k amps and any other equipment, more power to them.  I've heard his amps and equipment and they are top notch.

I may not be able to afford them but that doesn't stop me from appreciating the work.

Now, since Stereo Design has finally closed after many decades, I have found Randy in Santa Monica.  The Vandersteen 7 speakers, Vandersteen amps, or Audio Research REF 250SE amps, REF 10 pre-amp, REF 10 phono, stupidly expensive basis turntable and I absolutely love it.

so, enjoy