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In Reply to: REVIEW: Ayre Acoustics MX-R Amplifier (SS) posted by Mike Currie on May 3, 2007 at 14:26:50:
You own this piece of equipment, is that right? It was not supplied free by the mfr to write this review, isn't that so?If so, how can the price be weakness for you? You thought the product was worth the price and you bought it. Correct?
Don't you just mean you wish it were cheaper? That can be said about anything.
$15,000 sounds cheap to me for what you got. My dream mono blocks cost around $25,000 and i am afraid to ask if that's each!!
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Yes, I own the amps. When writing 'price' as a weakness, I guess I was referring to the audience of the review rather than as a personal note. The things are so damn good that it's a bit unfortunate that they are not more financially accessible to more people. I have no doubt that Charlie Hansen would agree with that statement.
I don't feel the folks at Ayre have gouged the price of any of their products. It's all there, the quality of parts and most importantly the unique design. Personally, I think Charles Hansen and his crew have the best ears in the business.Nice review, one that many should take note of. It's important to hear product history and the detailed differences of the product it's replacing. The admission of new ownership and the possible biases is a refreshing admission, well done.
You've got one of those preamps, sweet!
Thanks very much. I don't begin to pretend that I've heard everything out there. This is actually one of my pet gripes about the mags, especially a certain reviewer with Stereophile, although TAS has now formed the vexing habit of the screaming 'Best' headline as well. As for biases...well, we all have them. My goal in writing something like this is to have a reader place my own notions of what's correct in context with his or her own.
For most of us, the price is an extreme weakness. It doesn't matter whether the product is better than anything else or even anything close to its price.Value is always an individual judgement, but for those of us who would need a 2nd mortage to buy these units, price is a prohibative weakness.
Bill Bailey
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