Just want to add my two cents:
So far, as far as I can tell, there are no specs that could tell me how well an amp will perform in the following categories:
1. Soudstage width
2. Soundstage depth
3. Instrument separation
4. Treble sweetness
5. Tight and tuneful bass
6. Non-fatige
6. Well, I can go on and on.
My conclusion is: specs are pretty much useless. For example, every amp that I know of have a spec of frequency response from 20hz - 20khz. Now, that tells a lot.
That was my original point that distortion is not the only parameter to judge an amp. There are so many variables that it is impossible to come up a set of parameters that can tell you everything about an amp.
That's why those guys are making big bucks. I mean there are more secrets in amp design than those surrounding the whole Irag WMD things.
So far, as far as I can tell, there are no specs that could tell me how well an amp will perform in the following categories:
1. Soudstage width
2. Soundstage depth
3. Instrument separation
4. Treble sweetness
5. Tight and tuneful bass
6. Non-fatige
6. Well, I can go on and on.
My conclusion is: specs are pretty much useless. For example, every amp that I know of have a spec of frequency response from 20hz - 20khz. Now, that tells a lot.
That was my original point that distortion is not the only parameter to judge an amp. There are so many variables that it is impossible to come up a set of parameters that can tell you everything about an amp.
That's why those guys are making big bucks. I mean there are more secrets in amp design than those surrounding the whole Irag WMD things.