Why Are High-End Speakers Expensive? With Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo II Audiophile Speakers
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- How to Find The BEST High-End Audiophile Speakers For Home Entertainment and Music! In this video, we use the Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo High-End Speaker as an example.
Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo: rossofiorentino.com/certaldo/
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0:00 Definition of High-End Audio
3:25 Rosso Fiorentino Speaker Sound Review
9:56 How to Make Assumptions in HiFi
14:55 How to Choose the BEST Amplifiers For High-End Speakers
18:30 LOOKS DO MATTER!
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*Thank you for stopping by! What is YOUR definition of High-End Loudspeakers? Curious to here from you in the comments :)*
0:00 Definition of High-End Audio
3:25 Rosso Fiorentino Speaker Sound Review
9:56 How to Make Assumptions in HiFi
14:55 How to Choose the BEST Amplifiers For High-End Speakers
18:30 LOOKS DO MATTER!
Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo: rossofiorentino.com/certaldo/
Gear Matching Recommendations:
AGD Audion: agdproduction.com/audion/
Norma 140: normaudio.com/en/products-catalogue/norma-integrated-amplifier-revo-ipa-140/
Hegel H600: www.hegel.com/en/products/integrated/h600
Other related Speaker Videos:
Sonus faber Electa Amator III: czcams.com/video/yYIAWzSh1pQ/video.html
Sonus faber Maxima: czcams.com/video/raBihcmADDg/video.html
Dynaudio Hertiage: czcams.com/video/nBo17ditf3k/video.html
Arendal 1961: czcams.com/video/DuolwaOl5PU/video.html
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How do you think the Denon Pma A110 would work with these?
Jay, I want to give you some props...I notice that your videos that you have mastered the one take. When most reviewers do the jump cuts where they splice together multiple takes due to mess ups (which is uber noticeable)...I know you have worked hard behind the scenes to make sure your vids are fluid and have a flow without that crutch that many YTers use. You are mastering the craft and it shows my brotha. Super profestional!
Spot on, Jay. I used to always wonder why audiophiles often have multiple setups. Then through the years, I went through various pieces of equipment, I ended up with the more or less same deal: Now I have three sound systems in my living room, they are all 100% separate, and they all sound different - one is 5.2 "movie" set up (but I still listen to music on it), other is my "GP music" set-up, with basically "quadraphonic" set-up, and the third is my "Classical music" set up. And i pretty much went the same route with headphones, from planars to HD650 - they all have different "specialties" that they shine on.
Thanks for sharing. Great review as usual.
High end audio is all about one thing, and one thing only.......what sound pleases the individual. And there's a vast ocean of high end audio components and speaker options out there to choose from, at various price points, from entry level, to the ultra high end. For my money, I want my speakers to do it all. I don't do multiple systems. My one main audio system must do it all. I want speakers that are neither to laid-back or to forward. My speakers must have height, width, depth, detail, great imaging, a huge soundstage, transparency, be non- fatiguing and be totally full-range at the same time. I don't want to miss out on any aspect of the frequency range. It took some time, but I finally found that speaker several years ago (Revel Salon 2), and they became my end-game speakers. If you haven't yet found your perfect, end-game speakers, they exits and are out there somewhere just waiting for you to discover them.
Very good intro discussing the priorities that listeners have. That’s an important intro because it allows all of us to share what we value at this moment in time, knowing that these priorities have changed from our first steps and continue to evolve.
Great review Jay 👏🏼🎶👌🏽 I enjoy how you broke down various speaker strengths and why you enjoy these most. My favourite attribute is the speaker disappearing act, that’s no.1 in my books. I also like crisp fast highs. Those AGD amps look siiiiick, I want them❤. I enjoy your amp reviews to this speaker as well, great video. 🎶🤘🏼
Once again awesome work
Very good review Jay. Thanks!
Thanks Jay for another great review, nice looking speakers these.
Love my Certaldo series 1, and I have for several years. I’d really like to add the Norma at some point, but very happy with my Mastersound Duventi until that time comes.
Great review!
Very nice to see this brand get some love.
Great review and awesome looking speakers Jay! Nice your telling us about what kind of speakers you like (and not). My definition of an high-end speaker is one that's not too bright or sharp, not too boomy with bass, and combines a good soundstage with a natural and detailed flow of air and musicality. (like Dynaudio and Sonus Faber). And when I am drawn into the music like the artist is really in front of me then I know that it is good!. Btw, as an owner of a H590 I am looking forward to your review about the Hegel H600.
Thanks for the wonderful review! I have the Elba 2 & Volterra & Norma Amp. Will you be doing a review on Norma?
Agree, would love a full review on the Norma
Awesome video. Definition is exactly how you put it Jay. I have Sopra 2 and they are absolutely awesome. I also don’t like bright speakers but I have mine set up with very little toe in and using tube front end they are not harsh at all. I have heard Wilson audio previously and that was very harsh. But if I had to narrow it down to the sound: for me imaging and soundstage are most important.
Finally some one talks about this brand. The first time a heard a speaker from this brand was in 2008/2009 when a representative came by our shop and showed the Rosso Fiorentino Fiesole. I was in love and still to this day I remember that experience clearly. Which says something because a lot of speakers have passed through the shop in all those years.
Was your shop an audio retailer or were you fixing mufflers?
Fairly obvious..DBAD
@Davitamon76 if you enjoyed them back then, it is worth a revisit of the brand. This is not the same speaker it was even five years ago. If it has left that much of an impression, you should be blown away by the maturation of these designs.
I demoed multiple high priced stereo systems at a local dealer show room store. Each high end system had acoustically treated fabric covered walls and a listening chair at the optimal location. One of the first speakers I auditioned was the Electa Amator III bookshelf and the sound was a complete let down for me. My biggest takeaway from that dealer visit, you absolutely have to personally know that product first before you even think about making a high priced purchase. The biggest Zonk when it comes to high end audio is that you can only trust your own ears! Good luck finding a dealer that has a proper demo space. That old cliché talk is cheap is real high end stereo talk. I'm fan on this channel and the hard work on display here thumbs up to you Jay because it helps to know what the market has to offer and where the trends are going before I decide to try something different. It would be nice to have it like Thomas & Stereo and the all the other real deal audio nerd reviewers on CZcams, a luxury I can't afford the boss is super prudent
Excellent video Jay. My hearing is also very sensitive to high frequencies. I currently have the SF Minima Amator ll’s and considering upgrading to the Electa Amator lll’s. Would love to get your thoughts as well as others if you would see this as a significant upgrade. Thanks, Dan
Imaging and detail is the top of my list.
I once owned B&W 805 Matrix, sold them and miss them dearly but speakers have come a long way since then. This day I wouldn’t know what to choose.
It seems there is always something better around the corner.
The matrix 805 needs a ton of power before they even begin to strut its stuff. However, give them the required quality of power & set them up correctly, these bookshelves sound HUGE for their size & can even fill a very large room. Nowadays many small spks sound far larger than their physical appearance but in the 90s, this was not the norm. As such the matrix 805 was an extremely hot speaker in my country during the 90s. Put it up for sale & it can be sold within 30 mins.
Jay I've viewed many if not all your reviews.
Could you review B&W's New 805 D4's. ? Your presentation of stand-mount speaks is one of the best I've seen.
Thanks
Hi Jay, since you just reviewed the 1961 Towers and mentioned them in this video, how close do they get to these if the 1961s are integrated with a sub?
Fantastic review! I've always wanted to try Rosso FIorentino after Sean did a review all those years back. What preamp did you use with the AGD?
I used the denafrips Athena pre-amp
These speakers look amazing.
I have the Rosso Fiorentino Elba 11 and I really love them. They have the Rosso house sound and they are handmade by craftsman in Florence.
ill keep my Klipsch Cornwall IVs. They may not be considered high end but they do everything I want
My Heresy IV are perfect for ME.
@@jerrypowers7671My Heresy II’s are all I need, at the moment….
They are 'high-end' for you. That's all that matters 😉
It’s high-end for you and thats what matters, the qualities you find important
I consider those high end
After many years of testing back and forth and finding out what (I LOVE)..I couldn’t beat Meadowlark Audio, to me, the best bang for the buck. Starting with my Kestrel’s, up to my Blue Herons. I couldn’t find something I loved for 5x the amount. Pat did some amazing stuff in the 90’s-2003ish.
Good video accurate points
I've never quite understood why people say a lot of treble = detail, for me detail is over the whole frequency range and the high's mostly add some "air" to the sound (like 10k and above). Maybe my hearing is different, but I really don't understand that part, so if someone could explain how they hear detail dominantly in the treble, since I would like to understand what I'm missing :)
Youi are absolutely correct, and not missing anything.
I just checked out the AGD website. Have you done a CZcams video on this? This sounds extremely interesting.
There’s probably no new technology in speakers, other than very minor tweaks, in the last few decades. Mostly speakers are made to a budget and spec, rather than to a performance level. This applies to most hifi but I think moreso for speakers.
Hey Jay, any possibility you can do a review on the KEF R11 meta? It would be much appreciated
Looks are high on the list too. Sound is also important but the room is also very important too and what music your listening to...etc
Great review of those speakers.on this review I couldn’t help to notice that you have the Volumio Rivo streamer. How can I purchase this in the US? I have read great reviews about it. Maybe you can also do a revivir it. It’s a gorgeous piece
Excellent review and great speakers. From youtube demos, their only main tradeoff seems to be a soft transient attack.
Thanks for this review, obviously for lovers of musical speakers. I wonder how you would review Canadian brand Verity Audio speakers, because of the similar philosophy.
Love the Canadian T-shirt😂
Hey Jay, can you please do a video on speaker driver construction. Though I appreciate that the cabinet is significant in terms of resonance, and that we can't consider each on their own, the drivers are the actual engines of the speaker and arguably contain the most engineering, so it would be good to hear more about them.
I would love to see a review from you on the JTR Noesis 215RT. Not cheap, not pretty but supposedly an incredibly musical speaker disguised as a home theater centric main.
Definitely one of your best videos Jay. A very difficult and controversial area of hifi for any reviewer to attempt to convey. It always brings out the 'if its expensive its a rip off' people who think £200 buys you gear that is "a giant slayer" and similiar nonesense. Much as i actually like Randy Cheapaudioman, hes contributing to this whole issue. Buying some cheap Chinese branded gear has its place of course - but hifi it aint and lets stop refering to it as.
Yay...now I have a very good reference point as I am currently rocking the standmount version of these, the Pienza 2 (paint finish) with Norma amp.
Jay, what preamp did you use with the AGD?
I used the denafrips athena pre amp
Hey Jay, how would you rate these against the Alta audio Alec?
You need to get a double stack of Cerwin Vega XLS15's and four 200ish watt monoblocks to run them...and ask yourself if its dynamic and hows the imaging and soundstage..How dramatic and big it feels for the price.
I'd consider CSS Typhons high-end for my budget. -Would love to see them in the background more often. ;-)
Those speakers probably have really tight tolerances for matching drivers and crossover components is why you are hearing a great soundstage and imaging.
The rest of ‘ warmness’ , laid back or whatever you are hearing is all from freq response
I'm not as experienced, so I always wonder - can a speaker be laid-back, not punching your ears with needles, non-bright and non-fatiguing, yet have crazy details? It seems you separated such a speaker in 2 categories and I understood we can't have both in 1 speaker, right?
Is it the same with tube/hybrid vs solid amplifiers?
For a tube amplifier, do I need to buy a $20 000 tube amplifier to match a $10 000 solid amp in detail retrieval, yet still being tubey?
Maybe I understood that separation wrong, that's why I ask. It may be just me, but I immediately relate detail retrieval with "high-end", and put everything else in the "flavor" part.
Rosso Fiorentino is my favorite 🤩 Italian loudspeaker manufacturer. And Jay; this is so far one your many best videos. I truly enjoyed it. 🫵👍🥇✅
Hi Jay ! Did you heard of brand MB Quart ? Made in Germany. I have the MB Quart 480 Konfex for 15 years now. + Denon amplifier PMA 1080R. I am satisfied. Audio equipment : Amplifiers : Japanse.
Speakers : Germany.
Cables : Monster Cable High End Series
I want it all so I built my own good bass good detail good midrange and great sound stage i took the best from all the best speakers
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
Hey Jay PLEASE review a Monitor Audio Silver Gold or Platinum floor stander speaker. Starting with a Silver 200, 300 or 500 would be nice.
Hello, Jay!! 👋
What do you think about Q Accoustics M20 hd
Interesting review but what about timing, resolution and transparency...? Will my foot be tapping to these speakers like it does with ATC speakers...?
I Having A Difficult Time In Upgrading Cause I'm A Klipsch Guy! I Looking Into Focal ( Like The Kantan Or So Lineups) Kef/ The R Meta Speakers And The Arendal 1723 S Lineups! But The Klipsch RC-64lll And The Klipsch RF-7 lll Specs Wise, Are Very Hard To IGNORE VS The Others Mentioned , STARTING WITH WATTAGE AND SENSITIVITY OF THE KLIPSCH! PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I AM POSSIBLY MISSING OUT WITH THE OTHER BRANDS MENTIONED, AND WHAT WILL BE AS POWERFUL OR SORTA LIKE THE KLIPSCH SOUND STAGE??? THANK YOU 😊
get the La Scala or the Horns if you love Klipsch and they fit your budget and room size... you never have to think about speakers again. I love Spendor D7. I am done... I think. :)
Focal runs circles over Klipsch... Once you hear Focal sound, you can't unhear it anymore. Trust me!
Same is said about Monitor Audio. Wait till you hear their Gold or Platinum line.
Of all the Hifi aspects that audiophiles are looking for i n a pair of highend speakers , soundstage, dept , width, slam on bass, airiest high and holographic vocals , snappiness etc etc and the lists goes on and on, but if does not play music right, what good it is except for being a pair of showy "hifi" speakers? A pair of real highend speakers, or any speakers, must possess the ability to draw one into the heart and soul of the music, be able to precisely display the ebb and flow of the music yet be as accurate to the original music score !
Able to play "music" accurately with no addition and subtraction is utmost imporrtant for me in a pair of highend speakers!
I think you've been waiting to meet your new love affair end game speaker the Q Acoustic 50
I don't think detail is 100% about treble or high frequencies. Mid-range detail is just as important, although although maybe I would call it "transparency" as opposed to detail. The use of a soft dome midrange like on some PMC or ATC speakers (and A/D/S speakers of old like L810's I bought in 1982) comes to mind as examples that achieve such mid-range transparency or detail. Dynaudio used soft dome midrange drivers at one time in their high-end speakers (not sure why they gave them up). Tekton (and McIntosh) use of an array of "so-called" tweeter drivers to reproduce the mid-range is another example of achieving exceptional mid-range detail or transparency. Also, I prefer the tighter (and more detailed) bass of an acoustic suspension woofer or sub-woofer.
Do you think it's fair to say that ultra-high-end speakers tend to make bigger compromises than mid-range ones in order to excell in a specific area? Perhaps we could say they make braver design choices. Mid-range price speakers might try to please the majority. Perhaps there is an analogy to sports cars that you might not want to use for everything.
pair price?
If you find a speaker that is overall as good as the ESL57 let me know. I stopped 20 years ago looking for one after going through many sets of these and always coming back. If the midrange isn’t right the rest doesn’t matter.
TAD over quad for me
Many manufacturers are above Quad. To quote a few, Wilson Audio, Magico, B&W, Vivid Audio, MBL.
Exactly zero from your list are "above" Quad. I imagine you meant superior in sound quality to quad, and again, none on that list are superior in sound quality to Quad. Check the detailed measurements and/or double blind testing... @@megahwang4949
Personal choice. You cannot say any speaker is the best.
I have had the Rosso fiorentino fiesole one ( with the acrylic sort material in the baffle ), and the volterra second generation ( with the aluminium front ) .I did found the fiesole standmount the better speaker , the volterra has the above named aluminium front baffle , but also aluminium build in the side walls ,both speakers were tremendous in the mids and highs ( airy , clean, brainless , kind of electrostatic ) , but I did found the volterra boring in the long term , a certain lack of dynamics , I think from the overdemping solutions ,
The Fiesole ( first model) , with the above named acrylic baffle is one of the very best standmounts that I ever heard irrespective of price in many ways , a dream speaker , very , very well balanced .
Sold it ……regret it immediately
The jump from Series 1 to Series 2 saw a large jump in dynamic impact across the entire line. If you aren't getting dynamics out of Volterra 2, there is a reason and it isn't the speakers - likely speaker set, amplifier power, or restrictive power conditioning. The Volterra is the Fiesole with extended bass output with no change to the 'monitor', so if you are happy with Fiesole, you should be ecstatic with the Volterra.
If you need assistance drawing out what they are capable of, feel free to reach out! I am the US distributor for Rosso Fiorentino, having everything on hand except for the mighty Florentia.
High end speaker is the one which doesn’t break my back 😊
My question is where in the USA can you get these?
Audio Thesis Arlington, Tx.
I own Def Tech BP8060 for 8 years. I auditioned BW 702 S3 in a sound room but could not hear much difference in sound qualities between BW and my Def Techs. I was really hoping to hear crisp clear highs with clear defining mids ( voices ) and bass notes that were clean and precise. Was I expecting too much?
Is that an new Vincent model on the shelf?
I have questions for you then why does my cerwin vega sl-15 have a great sound stage and great detail clarity but i didnt have to spen $8000 to get great sound matter fact your klipsch would have a really hard time vs my sl-15 especially as a full range speaker 🔊
Because sl-15's don't cost $8000. Do they really have a great sound stage and detail comparatively though? How many high-end systems have you heard?
I remember when you said that the electa amator were the definitive ones, aren't they anymore?
Hahahaha all these reviewers mostly only say good things abt the products that they review. Trust your own ears. I usually listen to these reviews just for fun.
For me, speakers that I own long term *must* cover all of the meaningful frequency range in the music that I listen to. So, that means it must be "flat" down to at least ~32Hz, and should at least "hint" at music close to the low 20's. Speakers that require a "subwoofer" in order to play the bottom open string of a 5 or 6 string electric bass (~32Hz), start out with a very big shortcoming. Integrating the bass from a subwoofer is non-trivial. Even finding a high quality "subwoofer" is a challenge.
I have not found that speakers require being pulled out into the room - for soundstage. The bass balance is the issue - many speakers have bass output that *requires* the speaker to be pulled away from the wall - if they are too close to the wall, then the bass overpowers the tonal balance - and yes, then the soundstage is not good. But IF the speakers are tuned to have bass output that works well with placement close(r) to the wall - then soundstaging is great!
The cabinet *acoustic* performance, and high(er) quality crossover parts are critical for a speaker that has all the qualities I want.
You really need to listen to a Persona loudspeaker properly set up, I think you're in for a surprise.
Not sure why people keep saying that Focal is a bright sounding speaker, I have Aria 936s and they are very very warm and neutral with a lot of mid-bass and mid-range and the highs are softly heard in the back ground🤔🤔
depending on the room and reference point, you may find focals to be the way you described but in the same room side by side with other speakers in the market, it is on the leaner/brighter side (at least for me)
I am interested in this speaker can you tell me which amp/ preamp you are using please. Thank you
After i bought a JBL Flip i gave my Focals to Goodwill
Hey Jay,
it's "Rosso Fiorentino" mistake in the title. 😉👍
Grtz Phil
Thank you Phil!
Forget the speakers, I want the H600. Does anyone know what the winning lottery numbers are for tonight's Powerball?
5 17 32 9 13 and the supplementary 21
Are we buying gear to listem to music or just buying for appearances
That’s like asking “do we buy cars to drive or just for appearance”
Some cars go faster and ride smoother. Some are more exciting. But they all get you from point A to point B.
Maybe. But I don't need a stereo. I need a car.
@@jonathanmoore8886 Not really. You don't "need a car" You need water and food. Cars, Stereo, watches, bikes, etc are all in the "nice to have or want" category. Or at least that's the way I see it. A Car perhaps may serve you more utility, sure but it also depends on the person. In fact, I know some people that "need" a stereo system more than a car in cases where music brings them therapeutic benefits for their mental well-being.
amen))
How can u not include Raidho in high end.... :(
Yes the Raidho D1 was an unforgettable experience. But at that price, it better be!
polar response decides soundstage and imaging, and it cant be that good coming from a box speaker looking like that. what you want is a good dipole like the lx521
What is high end? $200.00 or 20k? Depends on the individual.
Actually not. Consider the whole bandwidth of prices of audio gear and then “high end” as the name implies refers to the top 20%.
(You may add or subtract a few percent if you will).
400,000
It's obviously not £200!
Yet Monitor Audio can make speakers out of real wood and put proper high end components in them and sound as good as speakers thousands and thousands more expensive.
I don't agree when it comes to pricing. There is no absolutely no reason for High end speakers to be so costly, ever. Same with anything built on this earth, it is all about greed.
Do you know a laid back sounding orchestra? Or a laid back sounding ensemble? Please tell me.
Thats a really good point. Live music or musicians are not laid back. However, no hifi system no matter the cost in a domestic environment will recreate an orchestra, rock band etc. High end hifi is about giving you a sonically balanced and pleasing representation.
Where you sit in the performance venue will impact your impression of in your face vs laid back.
A loudspeakers role is not to colour the music in any way. It is the artist and the musics role to play the mood of the music. The loudspeaker is to present that as is free from distortion and as precisely as possible.
See what Q Acoustic is doing. Resonance... They are making more innovations in speaker technology than any loudspeaker company regardless of price. Because they have studied and researched and perfected the real problems.
Resonance in the Speaker cabinet, design, is all but gone. The speakers disappear on your room and they sound as good as any speaker any price, if not rivaling them and don't cost an earth shattering price.
Monitor Audio is doing the same. You can get amazing sound rivaling speakers that cost frankly an amount that is not worth their asking prices.
So, define ‘high end’. What makes a speaker ‘high end’? The price? Cabinet construction? Fit and finish? Quality of crossover components? Quality of drivers? Brand reputation? Audio performance? Design and engineering? Quality of binding posts and internal wiring? They measure well???
My current speakers cost me €6500 18 months ago. All reviewers label them ‘high End’ with one reputable magazine calling them ‘high end’ made easy, whatever that means? The manufacturer’s website described them as “mid range flagships”.
I purchased them for mo other reason than I liked the way they reproduce music. If any of the above applies to them, well that’s an added bonus, but did not influence my purchasing decision. Today they retail for $8200 does that make them higher end?
Nobody, has ever been able to give me a definitive explanation of the term ‘high end’ perhaps it’s a marketing tool? I think it’s a vastly overused term, used to validate a product’s over inflated price.
It is a matter of preference. Like why do a lot of people who work for governments or news media want people paranoid? Is opinion an artform?
Looks do matter, and the Certaldo is beautiful. In my opinion, many high-end speakers are ugly.
You need some serious gear to get the magico going. It will tell you the truth about your system and sometimes the truth is harsh
Tell me about it!
I have only heard them at trade shows, but they measure poorly.
Wouldn't it be nice if Joe bloggs like me could actually listen to them blind & what would be the outcome if ordinary ol me stated I preferred my bowers & wilkins 607 s2 silver anniversaries, would you put the video on youtube or would it get wiped by accident. Or would I agree expensive is better.
Looks are the PRIMARY factor in selecting furniture and equipment for my home. A 10/10 point speaker in audio that scores a 3/10 in looks, would NEVER be in my house. Would rather have a 6/10 in audio with a 10/10 in looks.
By shoe-rack you meant Klipsch 😁
Binaural recordings would save lot more time and words
unfortunately binaural mics would also record the space as well, not to mention that binaural mics have limitations in both picking up low frequencies and hard to calibrate. It is not an accurate representation of what you would be hearing but perhaps for entertainment !
@@Jayiyagi Yes. At least would give a rough/broad idea
I want to feel the singer singing in front of me without the mic. So horns are out of question
If music was played blind folded no one would hear the differences between an expensive audio gear and a “normal” audio gear. That’s relevant and true.
You would absolutely hear the differences but your choice or preference might not be the most expensive.
FIRST
Thank you for being the first! :)
So tired of overprice gear reviews.. 99% are looking for affordable audio
I cover whatever I find exceptional. I do believe that to find exceptional affordable products that punch above its price class, I'd also have to constantly expose myself to reviewing high-end gear to have a legitimate reference point.
Why is it overpriced? Just because you can't afford it or don't want to spend that amount of money on something doesn't make it overpriced.
Stop recommending 15000$ amplifiers... ex. Hegel h600