Eye Candy....tube style

F1nut

I don't know much about these except they seem to be made in Korea and I like the look.

The first is the Emille 240 integrated at 40 wpc, $6699.00. The second is the 270 integrated at 70 wpc, $7699.00. They also have 120 wpc mono blocks at $14,899.00 each!

hotwheelman

I like the look, very clean looking. I still cannot for the life of me see how they can justify the overkill dollar amounts, do they really have that much in each one?........NOT. Of course I guess thats to cover the cost of r&d,right?
:rolleyes:

DarqueKnight

Some of it is R&D. Most of it is due to high parts costs, limited production numbers, and retail distribution and manufacturing overhead. While some high end gear is exhorbitantly and unrealistically priced, high end audio gear (or high end anything) reflects the manufacturer's costs.

If you built an amplifier yourself using the finest components, circuit boards, wiring, and case material, you could easily spend several thousand dollars, not counting the cost of your time spent in design, assembly, and testing. The parts upgrades for some of my loudspeaker modifications have cost over $500, and all I did was replace some of the original parts.

If you decided that you wanted to market your amplifier, then you would have to figure in the cost of labor, manufacturing facility costs, fabrication equipment costs, operating overhead, return on your investment (profit), plus allowance for wholesale and retail markups. The fewer amplifiers you make, the more you have to charge per amplifier because your costs will be spread over a smaller number of units.

It can get expensive.

ND13

I like everything except the plexiglass?? that lights up purple and the price. Kinda reminds me of some of the cheesy car audio gear that's common place these days. For that kind of $$$ layout, I want classy. Just me, maybe others like the purple lights.

Now that I look at it more, it might just be the lighting on the set they used to take the pics????? It's green in one, and purple in another. Maybe you can change the colors like the new Mustangs instrument panel???

madmax

For those prices it should have point to point wiring. Eff those nasty PCB's. I'm not into ease of manufacture when it comes to $7K amplifiers.
madmax

ND13

madmax wrote:

For those prices it should have point to point wiring. Eff those nasty PCB's. I'm not into ease of manufacture when it comes to $7K amplifiers.
madmax

Ditto

DarqueKnight

madmax wrote:

For those prices it should have point to point wiring.

But, then they'd have to raise the price another $3000 to cover their hand assembly costs.

DarqueKnight

Quote from the Emille website:

"From the moment you meet Emille, you can expect the sound from 1,500 years ago and its attractiveness that you've never experienced. The 4 different new Emille models each with diverse tubes will expand the range of your choices."

Emille Sound, Inc. Website

Dennis Gardner

I don't know about you, but Hifi from 1500 years ago doesn't really fit my idea of vintage audio.

RuSsMaN

****

George Grand

$7,699 for a 70wpc amp is tearing the bottom out of my dollar a watt tenet.

They ask those prices cause some of you will pay those prices.

George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)

madmax

I personally have no problem with a $7,699 70wpc amp (other than affording it ) but, I want some serious sweat to go into it or I want a lower price. Some would say that if the output is that of an amp in that price range why should I care. Simple. Craftsmanship.
madmax

Early B.

The biggest cost for high end stuff is rarely in the manufacturing of the product -- it's in marketing and distribution. It costs a helluva lot of money to convince rich people to buy your product because they have a ton of options. So you gotta use expensive marketing tactics that cater to them.

As an aside, the quality of the components in high end products are not necessarily of higher quality than a mid-fi product. For instance, you'll find the same standard Bennic or Solen caps in high end and low end products. You'll also find the same $25 Vifa tweeter in a $700 speaker or a $10,000 speaker.That's one reason why I open up everything I buy, 'cuz I wanna know what I bought and how the build quality compares to more expensive merchandise. This knowledge has helped me to become a more informed consumer.

beardog03

RuSsMaN wrote:

****

wwaaaaaaaaaaa..!!

he said ****..!!

I like them...kinda cool...definatly different....****...

F1nut

Raife, thanks for posting the link, I forgot. They really need a US ad firm because the translated Korean isn't helping them sell, I'm sure.

Interesting...all the po-po comments. They may sound like the second coming, they may sound like crapola, but you'll never know without listening to them, eh?