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In Reply to: RE: Ummm... posted by Inmate51 on April 07, 2015 at 15:23:22
I think the JC-1 is for deeper pockets. But OTHER amps can reduce sub-5 digit costs to the ChumpChange level.
I saw some 54000$ Constellation amps at a demo. ONE of 'em didn't work. So much for spending a YEARS salary on a pair of amps.
My A23 retail for around a grand PER. Not cheap, but certainly NOT over the top, either, especially if you have a speaker of medium or higher sensitivity or a non-cave sized space.
I'll spend the difference on some kind of major vacation someplace unique and off the heavily beaten path.
Too much is never enough
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This is the first time I've seen the Constellation name on this forum!
JC designed the Constellation Perseus phono pre. It got him a TAS award recently.
:)
Be that as it may, the large, industrial looking AMPS bearing that name are STILL unknown to me.
I had a chance, but ONE of the pair simply would not 'fire'. DOA at the Demo.
The Crack-Up here, IMO, is that a volunteer from the 'crowd', went home and returned with a PAIR of Emotiva Monoblocs which retail for about 1/80th the Constellation's 54,000$
Sounded fine to all listeners, BTW, of which there were 30 or 40.
WE really have to rethink the cost / benefit part of this hobby. Would 54 Large in amp have been nearly 80x better than what I DID hear? (had they BOTH worked?) Can some of these huge costs be justified in the long run? Could I SLEEP at night knowing I spent a years salary on a PAIR of amps?
No, I'll stay at the fairly Shallow end of the pool. I can touch bottom here. While I may DREAM of a pair of 20.7 or maybe even a pair of 3.6 (doable, maybe) I think I may actually be able to swing some DIY on my 1.6s in the form of reframe and a line level crossover. Maybe Santa will bring me a Hakko Soldering Station?
Too much is never enough
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