Pathos Classic One int.: So many for sale- Why ?

Douglas_schroeder
my point does not have anything to do with Pathos degradation, I like btw Logos and inpol2 , and for some weeks I had Incontrol preamp. Pathos classic one for 2500$ it;s a shame to buy it IMHO. You could also see in this price range Manley stingray, used Cary sli80, CAV (the european previous dk design model which is sold in europe around 1500$), Croft (hybrid integrated don't remember the model, many times better) and so on.......
but for 700$-850$ and very easy speakers classic one maybe good choice.IMHO.

I owned a Pathos Classic One MkII for 6 months ... stunning design esthetics, great build quality, and it performed flawlessly. Too, they aren't overly expensive, though the III may list for more. I was very pleased, but I only needed 3-6 watts for my speakers, so I switched to tubes to find what my speakers needed. Otherwise, I'd still have the Pathos. The fact that 8 Pathos amps might be for sale at a given moment doesn't necessarily "mean" that you should be concerned.

it's a sign though.

The reason might have to do with the Pathos only tends to work best with certain types of components. I bought my unit about 6 months ago and when I first hooked it up, I was like this is the worst unit I have heard. I promptly put it back on Audiogon. During that time, I got bored and for giggles, I actually had it hooked up to a Sony Portable CD player. I quickly took it off Audiogon when I found out what it is capable of doing. The thing sounded incredible and it was than I realized what all the fuss was about. The unit is among the best I have owned, which I have owned quite a number of components that were easily three times the cost. It is just a nice relaxing sound. I can tell when i like a component because my foot goes with the beat and I tend to listen to the whole song as opposed to just listening to 30 second samples. If you can get a Pathos Classic One II, I would get one because I think it's one of these products that the company didn't realize how good it was. Just be prepared that it might take some patience matching it up with the right equipment.

It's the tube. You need a better tube or they don't sound nearly as good.