Hello AudioCircle,
China here!! From guess where?? China!! Oh! My goodness!! Aren't you clever?? I would like for all you that are interested to pay attention!! Try this website,
www.piraudio.com You have now entered the holiestt of the holies in Chinese tubed electronics!! It is heaven for the lucky few!! The clouds have parted, the sun has started to shine down upon you. You swear that you have heard a chorus and you imagine the dancing virgins have put their blessing upon you!!! It is so so much better to float in the heavens than to crawl through the mud!!! Welcome to audio heaven!! It is magical, it is mysterious, it is wonderful and it is a sense of being that you can only imagine. Feel the hairs on the back of your neck, rise, as you are transported to the......Oh! Well!! You sort of get the idea or picture.
PirAudio pricing!!! Expensive!!! You bet!!! (Privately!! I cannot afford this equipment, but, it is with pleasure! To be able to present to you that are fornunate enough to be able too!!!)
PirAudio Intergrated Amplifier IA300S 8 watts per channel x2 RMB 22,500
IA88P 60 watts per channel x2 RMB 18,600
IA38P 38 watts per channel x2 RMB 16,800
IA150P 150 watts per channel x2 RMB 29,800
IA120P 120 watts per channel x2 RMB 20,000
PirAudio Mono Block Amplifier MB4-300S 10 watts per channel x2 RMB 76,800
MB4-572S 23 watts per channel x2 RMB 98,800
MB3-RLS2.3 reference preamplifier RMB 60,000
LS-1 preamplifier RMB 18,280
PH-1 Phono Stage RMB 8,330
MB2-EL509P 150 watts per channel x2 RMB 28,838
MB2-ELIIIP 128 watts per channel x2 RMB 16,280
The pricing is in the local Chinese currency. The rule of thumb was 8 RMB to the dollar, now it is closer to 7.5 RMB to the dollar. If the Chinese devalue their currency as expected. Then it is possible to see a lower exchange rate. Which means the prices go up or cost more!! On the extremes 5.5 to 5 RMB to the dollar probable settle in the range of 7 to 6.9 RMB to the dollar, What this means is the Wal-Mart pricing is messed up for a while. Along with everything else. The United States government will look good short term but that is about that. Then the dust settles and it is back to business as usual. This is my opinion and only my opinion!! Plus I do not know squat!!!
