I would go for a Buckeye amp instead. Then go out for a nice dinner to congratulate myself on the money I just saved.I would cut back on eating out for a couple of years and save money to get the beautiful master series.
I would go for a Buckeye amp instead. Then go out for a nice dinner to congratulate myself on the money I just saved.I would cut back on eating out for a couple of years and save money to get the beautiful master series.
The price is hot, 1100 $ ! See here: https://www.buckeyeamp.com/shop/p/purifi-1et400a-amplifier-2-channelI would go for a Buckeye amp instead. Then go out for a nice dinner to congratulate myself on the money I just saved.
Well, I use them at two setups. Revel F228Be and Wharfedale Jade 5.I have an NAD C368, bought them used for 500 € (Germany). Let's see how long it lasts. BTW, which Loudspeakers need this brute power?
Why would that destroy the competition? For number fetishists maybe. But for normal people?Now Topping should destroy all of the competition and put two bridged LA90D's in one case with build-in power supply.
Are you aware how much a retail dealer makes on top of the trade price (which I daresay many cheaper vendors are selling at using mail order)?So many superior Purifi implementations at about half the price. How this unit gets recommended is beyond me.
Machine-to-human status communication via a coded color sequence displayed using an LED. Modern power amp designs have caught up with 1980s modems. Sorry. I have a history of being driven almost mad by engineering requirements for front-panel LEDs.I was not a fan of the status LED. On power up, it turns orange. If you hit the power button, it initially goes red making you think there is a fault. But eventually switches to blue saying it is on.
That's disappointing, I'm sorry to hear it, good to make people aware of though.That would indeed be a nice benefit. Too bad NAD doesn't really offer it, at least where I live. I have had no end of issues with my NAD AVR, and they don't have any authorized servicers within 300 miles of my remote location in the back woods of ... the San Francisco Bay area. And the more distant servicers they list on their website never responded to emails or voicemails. So I'd prefer to take my chances with a little company that gives a damn about its reputation.
Are you aware how much a retail dealer makes on top of the trade price (which I daresay many cheaper vendors are selling at using mail order)?
I swear - no criticism at all of the cheaper vendors as most seem decent people making an honest living, but bring a distribution and dealer network into it and prices will all but double in my experience...
£1749 in a UK Sevenoaks store near you! Compare that with a Naim NAP 250 - 2023 model at £5700 or therabouts (listed by Doug Brady HiFi in a very quick search)
I think I'll stick with A/B until the Heathkit era ends