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New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000

The new D’Agostino Relentless monoblocks cost $250,000 per pair.
They weigh in at 485 pounds.
1500 wpc @ 8 ohms...   3000 wpc @ 4 ohms...   6000 wpc @ 2 ohms.
Gorgeous looking amps for sure and I’m sure they perform like crazy.

http://dandagostino.com/products/relentless-monoblock.php

Be sure to invite me over when you take delivery of your pair.
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noromance
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Good for him, cashing in on the ever increasing number of rich folks who'd rather buy this than give their employees a pay raise.
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twoleftears
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 Reason being, no lift handles!

[Sniffy saleman:] Well sir, if you have to ask how much it will cost to hire your own team of expert audio equipment movers for the day, might I suggest that you shop elsewhere...
wolf_garcia
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I don't understand why anybody would feel uber-expensive amps would have a negative impact on anything. Many astonishingly great sounding items exist for those unwilling or unable to spend kilo bucks on an amp, and the comparison to Ferraris or a Rolls doesn't fly in audio, as high end cars out perform lessor brands in obvious ways. My current rig is the best sounding I've owned in over 50 years of being a musician and at least aware of high quality audio (jumped from my early 70s KLH Model 20 to a Denon-Boston acoustics to an Acurus-Vandersteen many years ago and piles of things in between), and my Schiit Freya preamp (700 bucks), hand made Dennis Had "Firebottle" amp (1000 bucks slightly used…which is obvious because it has its birthday on the bottom panel), 2 REL subs (200 bucks each), nice solid core cables (cheap Morrows replacing AQs, and sounding perfectly unobtrusive)  were pretty seriously inexpensive items relative to much else out there that works well. I've bought and sold speakers and things I've replaced (often simply due to boredom) at enough of a profit to pay for new things (like my Klipsch Heresy III "Capital Edition" speakers at 1499 shipped). My reference for sound is mightily influenced by my experience in the "cat bird seat" at live shows I mix, and occasional visits to high end joints like Goodwin's to hear mega systems. The mega systems aren't in my well sorted gear pile home location so maybe that's a disadvantage, but although the Dags and Rockports and Boulders seem cool, my el-cheapo pile actually does sound better, in all ways.
minorl
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This subject has pretty much always been around comes up all the time.

Outrageous priced cars, watches, houses, audio equipment, TVs, you name it.

As long as capitalism exist, there will be products made that are for the "beautiful people", and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

As long as no one is twisting your arms and forcing you to buy, where's the problem.

Some of us forget that most people think that we (audiophiles) are crazy anyway.  They think that the equipment we purchase is stupidly expensive.  So, there are levels above us.  Where's the problem.

I know people that are in the amp of the month club or the car of the month club.  When some new fangled piece of equipment comes out, they just have to have it.  I don't question their motivations. If they can afford it, more power to them!!!

What it does do, is allow some high end equipment that could not afford or wouldn't think of purchasing because of the price, to be placed on the used market.  Or better yet, they would contact me asking me to take something off their hands for a really good price.  Something I've heard that was definitely better than what I owned, but would not think of coming out of pocket for, and now it's available to me for almost a steal, because they had to have the newest.

Well, There are manufacturers out there that build for us or they build for the one percent. And even "us" is relative.

Now if I listen to that equipment and it isn't better than mine, then I laugh and smile.  But, if it is better, then, what can I say but wow.

I've heard D'Agostino equipment.  All I can say is wow.

enjoy

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