First of all, what's with the aggression? I'd like to ask where you got the idea that I have that kind of amp. AFAIK, the title of the thread is "Pieces of gear that everyone seems to like, except you.." - there were no indications that you had to own the stuff before posting here. That's taking my one sentence wildly out of context. And you even brought in FM55. I shudder at the thought.
I have nothing against your question earlier or any sort of aggression. In fact, it was an honest inquiry of what i thought i need to learn from you guys who, to my understanding of your remarks, had already experienced trying Dumble amps.
There's a saying, "you can not give what you do not have". Joey Puyat, despite owning several hundreds of thousands Pesos worth of home audio equipment, even told Arie Hipolito, "hindi mo malalaman ang totoong tunog ni Derek Trucks hangga't hindi mo pa siya mapapanood ng live". ...the reason why i asked about your reviews with the said amp is because, *again* to my understanding, you yourself had already tried Dumble amps based on
what you said earlier. Now, it is already a given that Dumble amps are ridiculously overpriced boutique gear. But, to regard of it as 'crap' is something that should be based on first hand experiences by yourself. So, having said that & since you yourself said that you never/"don't have to" own one, i think it's just unfair to label such piece of gear as 'crap' if the only basis of your remark was the price tag. That's just plain nasty.
I thought of bringing in FM55's name because he only makes a remark/review based on his first hand experiences, be it favorable or not. I have nothing against him. Despite having already met him only twice, i don't really see anything wrong with his claims. In fact, I've learned a lot from him: what to do, what not to do, & to invest on the best possible gear you can afford. ...so, with regards to my inquiry on your remark, i'm equally coming from the same angle as i was when i'd listen to FM55.
I never said nor implied that I had experience using them. Looking at their ridiculous price tag and listening to youtube demos is enough to regard them with disdain although a lot of players seem to consider them the holy grail of amps. I disagree.
So, if what we're discussing here are all second hand information & sometimes even copy-pasted write-ups from other forums, then what are we arguing about, in the first place? Since, none of us both had either heard or (AT LEAST) personally seen a Dumble amp, anyway.
You're barking at the wrong tree.
In fact, based on your response, there NEVER really was a proverbial tree to bark at in the first place. ...but, at least, we still have this one:
