High-end amplifier clarification?

If it has an 8-track player attached to it, it's not high end.

General rule of thumb.

If I correctly understood the link that Kijanki so kindly provided, the$650K/pr. Pivetta mono amps provide 20,000 WPC. This is just a bit over $30 per watt/ch. I'm not sure that this is costly enough to qualify as true "high end". Many a bargain priced 100 WPC amp (equivalent pricing is +/- $3200) would be denied admission to the purist high end club - so I don't know why the Pivetta gets a free ride.

So, Kijanki, maybe not ALL the amps on that list ;-).

Marty

Oops, upon closer inspection the Pivetta is 20K watts TOTAL, to be divided among 1 or more channels via some user setting.

(Bait and switch tactics, if you ask me).

On the other hand, HigherFi does offer a nice discount on the unit (asking only $490K). Nevertheless, this bumps us up closer to $50 per wpc and should comfortably assure quick admission to the club.

Apologies Kijanki for questioning your assertion in the first place.

Marty

Non-high-ends are the following:

No tubes.
Class D or T.
Less than 90lB.
Has cooling fan.
Less than $5k new.
Does not have detachable powercord(limited upgrade possibilities).
Have non-glossy and/or industrially looking chassis.
Not present in Stereophile or similar audio magazines.
Michael Fremer did not write anything about it...
Does not have gold-plated speaker terminals and RCA/XLR sockets.

I would say that amps purchased before marriage would be high end, after, mid to low fi.

Larry