godspeed
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Well, a question comes to my mind while I was reading all the amp forum..
Everytime someone is asking for a SS amp, we all end by recommending those amps:
Kicas caliente
graham Solo
headamp G lite
M^3
EC/SS
X can V8
Audio C2C
Cantate
Some recommends to get a DSP/PSU1/S11 or whatever power supply.
And finally for serious headphones and serious money the B22 seems to the "king"
But come on..all the amps comes in the 400-500$ market price (bit more with the power supply) and the B22 in the 1700-2000$ (with no skills of DIY of course)
You see my point...there is no SS amps in the price market between 500$-1700$ (except may be rudistor but these amps are only recommend for very few headphones such as denon)
What does that means?
Does it mean that we reach the top quality of SS amp with 500$ and the only way to get the "audio nirvana" with a SS amp is to pay 1200$ more for a B22!
When I look at the tube amps, there are plenty of them filling every price target from 200$ to 2000$. I can't believe there is no SS amp between the 750$-$1000 and between 1000$-1500$ that can beat all the 500$ amps..
is it a lack of love for SS amp that forces audio companies not to care of them or is it simply that SS amps reach top quality for only 500$...
Any thoughts??
Everytime someone is asking for a SS amp, we all end by recommending those amps:
Kicas caliente
graham Solo
headamp G lite
M^3
EC/SS
X can V8
Audio C2C
Cantate
Some recommends to get a DSP/PSU1/S11 or whatever power supply.
And finally for serious headphones and serious money the B22 seems to the "king"
But come on..all the amps comes in the 400-500$ market price (bit more with the power supply) and the B22 in the 1700-2000$ (with no skills of DIY of course)
You see my point...there is no SS amps in the price market between 500$-1700$ (except may be rudistor but these amps are only recommend for very few headphones such as denon)
What does that means?
Does it mean that we reach the top quality of SS amp with 500$ and the only way to get the "audio nirvana" with a SS amp is to pay 1200$ more for a B22!
When I look at the tube amps, there are plenty of them filling every price target from 200$ to 2000$. I can't believe there is no SS amp between the 750$-$1000 and between 1000$-1500$ that can beat all the 500$ amps..
is it a lack of love for SS amp that forces audio companies not to care of them or is it simply that SS amps reach top quality for only 500$...
Any thoughts??