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New upper trim level Corvette or seven year old used amps?

Recently I have experienced quite a few people I know either passing on or being diagnosed with some type of cancer. And as I have never strived to be the richest guy in the graveyard, I was thinking of buying one of the new Corvettes. I also started to look at my older tube amps, good, but I had had them for about nine years, and the whole tube thing....then I started to think about some SS amps( I know, I’m going to hell). TAD M600, Dagostino M400, and then ventured into Dartzeel territory. Long story shorter: I came upon a pair of used Dartzeel 458’s, totally crazy price, totally crazy good. I have had them about a month and have enjoyed over 100 hours of listening nirvana. Had I bought the vette and drove it 100 hours, I’d have lost my drivers license, and spent thousands on tires, fuel, fines, etc.  
myth buster: it’s all worth it! Expensive power and speaker cables, interconnects, speakers, and Dartzeel 458’s.
Anyone that tells you otherwise is using cost not quality as a determining factor.
Enjoy the music and Life

Matt

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emtrey
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The Cayman probably is the best pure sports car currently in Porsche's portfolio. I really like the 718 body style and,  of course,  it would have to be a 6 cylinder.  I like the Macan alot, too, but I'll stick with my BMW M235 IX for daily driving for now. 

But in the world I grew up in, if you want a Porsche the 911 is proper choice. even with its "flaws" compared to the mid engine vehicle.



davekayc
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Area 27 track is about 40 mins from here . About the only place you can open up things like that. Theres a big mountain highway 5 minutes from here but Smokey is usually in the bushes up there so basically having one you cant use is kinda stupid around here . So Gls it is . 
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The current (new) Corvette is the first one I'd look twice at - all of the older versions did nothing for me.  But I suggest that you wait about 2 or 3 years and buy one at a much depreciated price from an owner that just lost his license.....(my automotive tastes run more to the European cars - BMW, Lamborghini, Jensens, so part of my lack of love for the Vettes was the fact that they didn't handle very well in earlier series, didn't go very well in later ones and finally came of age with the C7 that was just a tad too transformerish in styling for me).

Having said that, unless you are a car nut like me that tends to keep his cars I like (I still own a car I bought in 1970) you'll probably have that amp much longer than you'd have had the Corvette and it will cost you less in upkeep.
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tomic601
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 @saeyedoc  she does have a mean streak, her comment about our Zanzibar Red Boxster S was that it “ didn't match her skin tone “...I can assure you in the tight narrow roads of the Missouri bottoms it eats Vettes for lunch.

yes of course CPO...2006 996 Turbo w X-50 powerkit, $160 sticker for $72 in 2009... crazy depreciation...

still, missing my 993
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Joyofsound 12-20-2019
Enjoy life in good health with loved ones and do the things that bring you joy, with no regrets.
This is probably the best single sentence in the entire thread, IMO, among many others that have been excellent as well. And best wishes for your own good health.

Love my 6-cyclinder 2014 Cayman S (981 series). When I need to carry things it can’t accommodate I use my 2018 Macan S, which is also fantastic.

Regards,
-- Al

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