High-end amplifier clarification?

Wolf garcia, you are correct, Boulder amps are high-end. The Adcom 565 mono blocks also are heavy with very large power supplies but they do not sound high-end. Just a case in point.
-Phd

Agree the sound is , well, but they do not cost high end money and will see off many pretenders IMO, maybe even one of your favorites..

regards,

Weseixas what amps do you feel are hi end and which are not in your experience?
Is the 2 ohm load spec you mention your current speaker load?

One of the above posters mentioned Levinson being hi end . I would not consider my Levinson #431 hi end . In fact I would not consider any of my system high end , ( see my system link ) . It used to be if you spent $10,000 on a single component you were in that elite group but now with six figure gear the bar has been raised , not that price is what matters .

03-02-11:
Weseixas what amps do you feel are hi end and which are not in your experience?
Is the 2 ohm load spec you mention your current speaker load?

-Rleff

No, i have multiple speakers, currently using not 2 ohm, my speakers have nothing to do with my statement , try and understand that .

A true hi-end amp would be a perfect voltage source, there are available, Krell,levinson, Classe, Audia flight, MBL,et al, it is the basic premise of making a true hi-end amplifier after which other parameters fall into place.

Regards,

03-03-11:
One of the above posters mentioned Levinson being hi end . I would not consider my Levinson #431 hi end . In fact I would not consider any of my system high end , ( see my system link ) . It used to be if you spent $10,000 on a single component you were in that elite group but now with six figure gear the bar has been raised , not that price is what matters .
-Tmsorosk

Tmsorosk, i would consider Levinson hi-end , absolutely not mid-fi...

regards,