@tvad @decooney and all,
It's likely this thread is almost exhausted.
I'll just pose one final additional question.
* Assume, for the sake of argument, that you've convinced me to consider high quality solid state as an alternative to tubes. (This is a thought experiment.)
* Assume, also, that you've made me very curious about the Pass Labs INT-60 amp.
* Assume that I've looked into them and find $9000 too much for me, but that you've nudged me up to $6500, tops, for amplification.
QUESTION: Who do you think would be nearly competing, in solid state, with Pass Labs with this maximum price point (for new)?
I'm looking for a short list of makers you consider to be "nearly Pass labs" topping out around $6500, new.
When I look, I see things such as:
First Watt
Bryston
Hegel
Sugden
and many others.
So, in the upper tier, nearly in the same breath as Pass Labs but at a max $6.5k pricepoint, who makes your super short list?
It's likely this thread is almost exhausted.
I'll just pose one final additional question.
* Assume, for the sake of argument, that you've convinced me to consider high quality solid state as an alternative to tubes. (This is a thought experiment.)
* Assume, also, that you've made me very curious about the Pass Labs INT-60 amp.
* Assume that I've looked into them and find $9000 too much for me, but that you've nudged me up to $6500, tops, for amplification.
QUESTION: Who do you think would be nearly competing, in solid state, with Pass Labs with this maximum price point (for new)?
I'm looking for a short list of makers you consider to be "nearly Pass labs" topping out around $6500, new.
When I look, I see things such as:
First Watt
Bryston
Hegel
Sugden
and many others.
So, in the upper tier, nearly in the same breath as Pass Labs but at a max $6.5k pricepoint, who makes your super short list?