Unsound, I agree with you. I should point out that what you said in your last post is not anything I was suggesting. I think its nice if an amp measures well, if it also sounds good to the human ear.
What I have found is that the physics of making an amp sound good has to do first with understanding the rules of human hearing, then applying the physics to get the amp to follow those rules.
Negative feedback is a primary violator of one of the fundamental rules of human hearing (its use enhances the harmonics that the ear uses to determine volume of a sound) and a lot of amps use feedback to reduce distortion i.e. look good on the bench. Amplifiers that have good bench specs and no feedback are rare but they exist. Interestingly enough, most of those amps also have a reputation for good sound too.
What I have found is that the physics of making an amp sound good has to do first with understanding the rules of human hearing, then applying the physics to get the amp to follow those rules.
Negative feedback is a primary violator of one of the fundamental rules of human hearing (its use enhances the harmonics that the ear uses to determine volume of a sound) and a lot of amps use feedback to reduce distortion i.e. look good on the bench. Amplifiers that have good bench specs and no feedback are rare but they exist. Interestingly enough, most of those amps also have a reputation for good sound too.