Dan D’Agostino ... What the world needs now is a $250,000 power amplifier ...

[graz_lag]

Model : Relentless
$250,000 for the pair of amps in the US
£250,000 in the UK
AU$449,995 in Australia
1,500 watts into 8 ohm speakers, 3,000 watts for 4 ohms and 6,000 watts into 2 ohms
570 pounds (258kgs)

https://www-cnet-com.cdn.ampproject...-world-needs-now-is-a-250000-power-amplifier/

"D'Agostino loves to cook, so I asked about the parallels between cooking and designing amps, and he said cooking is like organic engineering with flavors and ingredients. Though he has pasta-making machines, he prefers rolling pasta by hand on a granite slab. The sensual aspects of cooking appeal to D'Agostino.
In 30 years of making pizza, he says he never made the same dough twice, for D'Agostino in the kitchen it's all about the feel and taste. He uses an electric pizza oven, but he's seriously considering building a brick oven at home. With food and audio, he's always trying to top himself."

 

[DonH56]

Roughly same price as Boulder's top of the line monoblocks, among others. Too rich for me. Are they sensual?

 

[graz_lag]

In 30 years of making pizza, my wife she never made the same dough twice ... You're not alone Dan ...

 

[stunta]

570 pounds (258kgs)

Of solid gold right? right?

 

[Frost]

Of solid gold right? right?

XD, I doubt it, gold's pretty expensive. 1 kg is apparently $40.3k

 

[March Audio]

I see my mistake, my pricing is an order of magnitude too low

I didn't realise he founded Krell. So what Domestic speakers would make use of 6KW?

 

[graz_lag]

Of solid gold right? right?

I am still shocked abt. the quality level of the granite slab on which he likes to roll his hand-made pasta ... Considering how difficult it is nowadays to find out a true pasta rolling granite slab ... I feel so sorry for him ...

 

[graz_lag]

I see my mistake, my pricing is an order of magnitude too low

I didn't realise he founded Krell. So what Domestic speakers would make use of 6KW?

In France we have Nuclear Power Plants, and abt. 13kW/230V of power for each house/family ... I never thought what the result could be if I would feed my PMC Twenty 5.26 speakers with half of that available power ...

 

[Sal1950]

I wonder what needs to be done to the AC supply to be able to deliver this power without the line voltage sinking?

 

[March Audio]

Well in the UK 240v 13A plug top, you have 3kW available so might not be an issue unless you listen to sine tones at full bore.

 

[graz_lag]

Just get powered from the proper source ... The Sun ...

 

[invaderzim]

I wonder what needs to be done to the AC supply to be able to deliver this power without the line voltage sinking?

 

[maverickronin]

Well in the UK 240v 13A plug top, you have 3kW available so might not be an issue unless you listen to sine tones at full bore.

The most common over here is only 120V/15A so us Americans are probably stuck with 1800W without calling in an electrician.

Then again, that probably not much of an issue if you're dropping a quarter mil on an amp...

 

[Thomas savage]

His son made the bully amps, Iv a vague memory he passed away sadly. This things out of my price range for sure but Iv enjoyed his Krell designs over the years.

 

[March Audio]

The most common over here is only 120V/15A so us Americans are probably stuck with 1800W without calling in an electrician.

Then again, that probably not much of an issue if you're dropping a quarter mil on an amp...

Yes, in the UK its nothing that a dedicated spur from the distribution board won't deal with.

 

[graz_lag]

The most common over here is only 120V/15A so us Americans are probably stuck with 1800W without calling in an electrician.

Then again, that probably not much of an issue if you're dropping a quarter mil on an amp...

Sure, but do not forget you got with it some dough pizzas rolled on some specially made granite slab ...
Do not forget that's not going to happen that often to you ...

 

[Jorj]

Then again, that probably not much of an issue if you're dropping a quarter mil on an amp...

Simply replace your clothes dryer with a couple of these. Most dryers have a 220v outlet. You get dual benefit, the best amplification money can buy (probably not better than AHB2, but hey) and you can toss loads of wet clothes on them to dry off. Win win! Man, I love solving the world's problems.

 

[maverickronin]

Yes, in the UK its nothing that a dedicated spur from the distribution board won't deal with.

I wonder if the US versions uses the two phase 240V plugs we have for washers and driers...

Simply replace your clothes dryer with a couple of these. Most dryers have a 220v outlet. You get dual benefit, the best amplification money can buy (probably not better than AHB2, but hey) and you can toss loads of wet clothes on them to dry off. Win win! Man, I love solving the world's problems.

Plenty of power. Not sure its power supply will accept two phases though...

 

[Jorj]

Plenty of power. Not sure its power supply will accept two phases though...

US 220v outlets are summed 2-phase, yes, but that should not matter, as my bet is the transformers in those behemoths are single phase.

 

[hvbias]

His son made the bully amps, Iv a vague memory he passed away sadly. This things out of my price range for sure but Iv enjoyed his Krell designs over the years.

You are correct, a Google search says he passed away early in 2017. It's always very, very sad when a parent has to see one of their children pass away.

I met both Dan and Bret at a hifi open house. Both very nice people and heavily engineering focused. Also one of the engineers I hold in the highest regard, Kevin Gilmore, had nothing but great things to say about the amps that Dan D'agastino designed at Krell. Gilmore will be absolutely ruthless if your circuits aren't up to scratch so to hear him praise Dan's designs at least left a good impression on me.