This is indeed what I was pointing out, what more satisfying than knowing to own fully competent and transparent gear at incredibly cheap cost? When features set is enough for one's needing, going up in price is a non-sense for me.But due to developments in the last 10 years, in the audio sector, an expensive/overpriced product is often replaced with a better one that is also cheaper, especially with DACs.
This also works very well with amplifiers such as the PA5 II or Sabaj A30a, even if the other amplifiers are 5-10 times more expensive.
However, companies such as Cambridge and NAD managed to do this in the 90s, and some of these devices are still competitive today.
So this seems to be a problem that only exists in people's heads.
I replaced 2 audio devices this year, one costing several thousand euros with one costing less than 500 euros, and one costing 2000 euros with one costing 260 euros.
And I'm very happy with that, it wasn't downsizing and it doesn't feel like that to me either.![]()
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