Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???

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As stayed earlier, Paul already said MSRP is the price. When I was shopping for M700s earlier this year, the $2200 you mentioned is about $400 higher than the quotes I was getting. The BHK series was heavily discounted ( around 36-40%). I can see how PSA wants to keep prices high.

The BHK250 was on my radar, however, if I were to spend $7500 there are a lot of other optionsthat hold value better ( I’ll never bet that I am buying a final- lifetime piece of equipment ). $4500 - $5500 will be my limited if all goes as planned. Lots of options there as well. 

The M700 are something I would keep even after I upgraded since I have various uses ( ceiling speakers, deck, landscape, etc).

Ahem, here's what I said: clearly I was NOT referring to the M700 prices

However, listening to the Ric Schultz EVS 1200 for only 2 days, it is in an entirely different class and at $2200 it's like stealing. That said, they are built to order in small batches.

Just for the benefit of those who are not familiar with PS Audio’s business model:  They have a trade-in program where they discount the product you are buying by the original MSRP of the product you are trading in, up to a limit which is about 30% of the list priceof the piece you are buying.  I’ve used this offer twice, once for a pair of M700’s and once for an S300. In both cases I was able to get the maximum discount in return for an old and obsolete piece of equipment that I was no longer using and that could have been sold in the used market for no more than a couple of hundred dollars.  This is not as good as just getting 30 or 40 or 50% off from a dealer, but it is certainly better than paying list price.

And, yes, I think the PS Audio class D amps sound very good.  I am using the M700’s in my main system with a BHK preamp and Directstream DAC (also from PS Audio) and am very happy with the results.

I mentioned the EVS 1200 a few posts back. I started a thread. It's really amazing , but at $2200, it's like stealing