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.
A more expensive amplifier is not necessarily better. For example, people pay a lot of money for Macintosh when there are other amps around that are far better and cheaper.
Having said this, there are some expensive amps that will give you a superb sound. Ypsilon, German Physics, Audionet for example are not cheap but are superb. There are many others.
Well that's why I asked. Great responses. You know my system may be the best I have heard. Doing the room does make the most sense. It's the how that's the unknown. Who is another question.
The problem with directly correlating sound quality to cost is the elimination of subjective perception.
If a person hates the taste of steak for example, it's not going to matter if it was a 10 dollar steak or a 100 dollar steak. They will likely be unhappy with the taste regardless.
Same sort of principle with audio equipment.
That being said you'll often find worthwhile gains spending more when one does it judiciously.
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