Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ?


I never heard his amps, but some writers say just that - nothing transistor sounds better.
What do you think ? 
I listened on youtube a few systems with D'Agostino amps and preamps and liked a lot what I heard.

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Anything made by Benchmark. All their gear comes with a 30-day return policy.
Try it. Worse case scenario is you pay return shipping. Best case scenario is you are impressed.
Alright, I get it. It appears that indeed there is nothing SS better than D'Agostino, only different. Maybe.
I saw couple of times used Momentum integrated for $25k. It is within the reach of many. Not within my reach, though, at least not yet. 
Well--I've heard different, but I cannot say better. But I have not heard Gryphon or Dartzeel in circumstances that allowed me to make a judgment about them--other than that they are both pretty awesome.
erik_squires10,535 posts02-09-2021 10:02pmBetter, not sure. I will say hearing Luxman and D’Agostino side by side I was really happy to afford the Luxman. :)
May I ask which Luxman and D’Agostino model which you heard side-by-side? Personally I own the Luxman L-590AXII and it sounds splendid in my system. I didn’t have the luxury to compare the Luxman to more expensive offerings such as D’Agostino though. The D’Agostino Progression integrated looks promising but it costs twice the price of the Luxman integrated with some spare change..