Originally Posted by
the_doc735
OK, so here's the scenario:
I have the Puresound 2A3 with vintage NOS valves all round (mullard/RCA/kEN rAD) RRP around £3000 with these valves fitted! I would say £1500 second hand price? Anyone want to buy it?
Have I reached HiFi nirvana or is there room for an upgrade?
Suggestions are: Radford & Nelson Pass.
Don't know how I could get to hear these! ~ Local demo shops are useless because they have a vested interest in selling you their own stock (i.e. new)! If you turn up with a listed of a dozen or so secondhand amps they cannot fulfill my request + they don't have my DAC AND SPEAKERS! And there demo rooms are nothing like my particular living environment!
It would be unrealistic to buy every amp I want to demo! The amps I want to demo would be 'used' (not new) and valve based. Shipping costs often rule out american imports (i.e. shipping costs more than the amp it self).
Any suggestions? Should I just stick with the Puresound on the basis that there is no effective upgrade/improvement beyond this point? AND does more expensive mean better quality in sound reproduction ?
There are amps out there costing 4, 6, 8, 10k +, but do they offer greater sonic pleasure beyond the puresound 2A3?