PeterG Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Always fun to read about a giant killer! Although I agree that some expensive stuff does not sound as good as less expensive stuff, I do think there's a strong correlation between price and performance, at least from well respected brands. I was expecting you to give this a big thumbs up by saying it's like an NAD, just to pick a great minimalist brand. So it's awesome that a thoughtful listener would compare this to a D'Angostino. The noise issue is interesting, especially in light of your note about not being a cable swapper. I swapped my cables and added power conditioning long after putting together the rest of my system, to great benefit. My take was that these things lowered the noise floor and enabled much more detail to come through. I wonder if the secret sauce of the Kinki is that they figured out how to reduce noise inexpensively without third party cables/conditioning? Link to comment
Popular Post PeterG Posted August 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2021 One bummer that I hope they can resolve for both themselves and the market in general--it looks like the only way to buy in the US is direct, and that no returns are allowed. So without hearing it at all, never mind paired with their speakers, a person needs to wager $3K that this is the best amp for them. As with Denafrips, that makes this a really tough sell. New manufacturers need to emulate Schiit and others with restocking fees of a few hundred dollars or less; or sign up a whole bunch of dealers Foggie and Rexp 2 Link to comment
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