Billie MK3 Pre order and Price!!

I don’t have any experience with any version of the Billie amp. But how much do you think a quality integrated amp should cost? Do you really think 2800.00 is too much? 
 

If it performs well, sounds like a fair price to me. Maybe you want to pay cheap receiver prices for quality audio? 

 Do you really think 2800.00 is too much?

Yes, it is!  The origional and MK2  was around $2K.

Maybe you want to pay cheap receiver prices for quality audio? 

What a silly question! There are good Integrateds from Rogue Audio, Schiit, Rega, etc. that are less than $2K

So how much should the Mk 3 be? Is that a silly question too?

Hmmm. I wonder if the cost of his parts went up. Maybe the machining for the new casework is higher. Perhaps, a different design and production run of modular circuit boards. He doesn’t have the same purchasing power for volume discounts as his bigger competitors.

Is it possible that Billie’s cost-of-living has gone up? Car insurance? Health insurance? Business liability insurance? How about the rent for his shop? I’ve used the same independent auto mechanic for 10 years. His shop labor has risen from $70/hr to $140/hr. I suspect he’s using the same socket wrenches.