jh901 wrote: > Can you support your claim that "good" AVRs and modern, well regarded > tube power amps deliver the same audible experience and hold value > equally well?
That cheery little chap is on my ignore list, so I don't see his posts. But your quote revealed one. Thanks for nothing! Anyway, a simple way to contrast the relative values is to nip over to Audiogon and check how much a 10-year-old top-of-the-line AVR sells for, versus a 10-year-old tube amp. Old AVRs are essentially worthless. They depreciate like computers. Makes sense, really - who wants an AVR that only switches S-video signals? On the other hand, a Dynaco Stereo 70 is worth more now than it was when new (not adjusted for inflation, of course). In 1993 or so, I bought a used Sonic Frontiers SFS-40 amp for (IIRC) $1000. Long out of production, they still sell for that now. Jason ------------------------------------------------------------------------ doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103980 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
