Whatever happened to the budget stereo amplifier market?

[Fandango Andy]

Yester year budget amps we know of, NAD, Marantz, Rotel, ARCAM, old Cambridge have moved into upper echoleons of the price bracket. Not unless you consider £500+ to be where budget starts?

It's seems the only true budget amps these days are from WiiM or Chi-Fi brands like Fosi and Ayima.

Cambridge Audio star at about £250 and Marantz at £399. When you adjust for inflation that is in line with or only a fraction above where they were in the past.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Cambridge Audio star at about £250 and Marantz at £399. When you adjust for inflation that is in line with or only a fraction above where they were in the past.

I mentioned that earlier in the thread. My first amp a Denon PMA 250 Mk 2 cost me £150 in 1991 adjusted for inflation it's around £350 now. I bet that Marantz would blow my Denon out of the water.

 

[Jasonovich]

Cambridge Audio star at about £250 and Marantz at £399. When you adjust for inflation that is in line with or only a fraction above where they were in the past.

Thanks Andy, I seem to be a little out of sync with my pricing 🙃