M900U vs the world

trudat thanks for your great post. I guess sometimes I just read certain reviews and there is hyperbole and extremes of language and they paint things with huge bold stark contrast when in reality either option is likely to lead to fantastic results.

I'm not saying the Emotiva BasX A-300 sounds as good as the M900U, but if you look at the specs, except for the instantaneous max output of the M900U, they really don't look much different. The Emotiva BasX A-300 costs $399 while the M900U costs $20,000 new. There's no way the M900U sounds 50 times better than the Emotiva BasX A-300. I use my Emotiva BasX A-300 to drive my Magnepan 20.1s because it provides 300 watts at 4 ohms. Sure, anyone with the M900U can brag about how much they spent on the amp, but I like to brag about how little I spent for something that sounds pretty darn good. Let the ridicule begin.

M900U retails for $14,995. Always important to get your facts straight. With a normal 20% Dealer discount that brings it to 12K...almost Half what you wrongly quote above.

I got sucked into Emotiva 10 years ago.  It is mid-fi pretending to be high end.  Specs can be manipulated to look good on paper. A Porsche and Yugo are both cars and both will take you to the grocery store, but they aren’t the same or even close. Comparing a $300.00 amp to a $12,000.00 amp is a joke. Emotiva is very cheap audio built to a cheap price point.  There will be no high end parts inside and a tru listener should be able to hear the differences, unless you are deaf. 

Ferrari makes great cars, however not everyone can afford to drive a Ferrari so they must get their pleasure from driving a Toyota. Nowadays with today's advanced technologies leveling the playing field driving a Toyota is not an unpleasant experience.