Despite the fact that we all like to outsmart the market place I think we have to accept that in life and Hi Fi you pretty much get what you pay for.
If a product doesn't justify its price tag it will pretty soon get found out and either get replaced by another model or we will see lots of adverts for 'much loved amps' coming to the second hand market after a few months of ownership. Just have a look at all the secondhand Chinese amps out there.
If its under priced, then a few lucky people will get a bargain until demand outstrips supply and issues occur such as unfulfilled orders and worse still ruined reputations and closure. Suppliers of kit are not charities and will always find ways to charge what the market will tolerate.
So the natural laws of supply and demand come into play.
Last edited by bumpy; 09-07-2018 at 20:02.
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SW1X Universal Music Server UMS I Signature with Power Supply Unit PSU I Signature
SW1X USB II
SW1X DAC III Special
Audiolab 6000 CDT transport
Amps
Pre amps -- Hi fi Collective twin mono ladder stepped attenuator, with Charcroft Z-foil and silver wired. And First Watt B1 active no gain buffer.
Power amps -- Welborne 45 SET monoblocks 1.8W / Decware Taboo 6W / Elekit 300B TU-8600SVK plus further improved components 9W / ICE Power 1000W
Speakers
Highly modified Endorphin P17 open baffle speakers containing both vintage and modern alnico drivers and paper cones. All silver wired - 8" Cube Audio FC8 full range drivers and vintage 15" Altec VOTT 416 bass drivers. All sat on Townsend Audio Podium seismic isolation platforms.
BK Electronics XLS400FF Sub.
Cabling
Silver mains cables, interconnects and speaker cables by SW1X
Headphones
HRT HeadStreamer and SennHeiser HD650 headphones