RDSChicago
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Good question. I’ll have to do a comparison with a sound meter.
Top Tier Amps
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a.wayne
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So its all about resale value not sound ..??
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Really??
I am surprised by this! With all the amazing high end stuff you have, I'd thought your clientele was more Tiers 1 and 2...
I guess it is good news then!
Volume. Think of a funnel.
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- #124
Resale is definitely an important characteristic for determining tier. Ferrari’s hold their value better than Ford’s. It’s just a fact.
The key is, don’t get bent out of shape that your favorite amp might not be tier 1. It doesn’t mean it’s not your favorite or bloody amazing. It’s market perception. Cache’. That’s what I’m trying to flesh out and make you think in an unbiased manner!
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Randy Myers
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I certainly would not believe resale is the only criteria, but certainly one of them. Sound quality would of course be of major Importance. But I also assume all of these are pretty darn good 
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Ah...skewing with SQ. That’s another discussion. The general consensus is that Ferrari is top tier, but how many have owned one?
SQ is another topic. This is about perception and perception because of price. We COULD add perception because of reviews, but our members are too seasoned to fall for just any review.
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Randy Myers
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If we were factoring resale value, Mcintosh would of course be higher on this list.
The car analogy would be , if we were factoring in reliability and resale, you can say the Japanese brands.
That being said, audio and auto would be boring if we all owned Mcintosh and drove Toyotas.
The car analogy would be , if we were factoring in reliability and resale, you can say the Japanese brands.
That being said, audio and auto would be boring if we all owned Mcintosh and drove Toyotas.
Audiophilehi
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So what tier would my PS Audio BHK 300 monoblocks fall under?
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Where do you think they are perceived? I would say Tier 4. It’s really the Parasound JC1+ shopper. IMO. That doesn’t mean it’s not great! Just perception....
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Audiophilehi
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I would have thought Tier 3
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CPP
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MY coffee maker is Tier 1. 
Randy Myers
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I agree... PS Audio, in my view is over hyped decent gear. I do believe possibly tier 4. Then again, model versus brand....
PS Audio compares with "Luxman, Sim, Pass, Naim, Classe’, Bryston, Hegel, Accuphase, ARC, Ayre, Mcintosh," :S hmmm, not in my book...
Randy Myers
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I do not disagree... certainly in the neighborhood.
Randy Myers
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Hehe... McIntosh should be Tier 1 :yahoo1:
.... just kidding , however if PS Audio is Tier 3 then McIntosh is definitely Tier 2.