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High End Amp Price Collapse musings

If Class D amplification becomes accepted by audiophiles there should be a glut of high end amps (Krell, Levinson, Pass etc) becoming available on the used market at prices a fraction of what they are now.

Think CRT TV when the flat panels began emerging.I think Ill hold off on a new/used amp purchase for a little while. Maybe I will bet a Boulder.

Has any one else considered this?

energeezer
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soundsrealaudio
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Hey I am a dealer for the Bricasti M28 mono block amplifiers 30K. Don't talk about a collapse, it makes me very nervous...............and I am already nervous enough. 

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grannyring
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Mitch2, I must admit I would love to hear the Clayton amps! Just out of my budget. I always look and relook and any used ones that come it. They are rare however. 
jeffreylee
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This thread has inspired me to fulfill a dream. Now that everyone is so clearly into these newfangled cars with fuel injectors and computers, I can finally get a '62 Corvette for next to nothing. I've got $1,500 burning a hole in my pocket and I'll probably have enough left over to pick up a pair of Pass mono blocks. Life is good. 

ptss
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I'm with you jefferylee. There's a plan. 
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johnk
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Its not class D that is causing prices for used gear to drop. Its over pricing and aiming at a rich buyer. For what rich guy buys used electronics unless it Western Electric? And what average joe can afford even a highly discounted rich man toy? 
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