Is it too much to ask....

I sell for a living. Anything I can do to "speed up" the sale, is money in my pocket. Why? Because time is money!
If that means posting more info than what is necessary for the sophisticated buyer, but holds the hand of the one who needs it - so be it. As long as I don't misrepresent the product to offend the knowledgeable buyer, the sophisticated buyer shouldn't care. The one who wants the info will appreciate the posted specs. In todays economy, it's a buyers's market and more effort is required on behalf of the seller. It would be interesting to know the time of the sales cycle for those that disagree.

I wonder how many here knew the specs of their gear before walking in to buy it and how many knew walking out the door.

Agree with OP. Seller easily knows all specs, especially if they are a dealer or mfr. Don't make buyers hunt for specs, which are not always readily available. Simple courtesy.

Wow, this seems so straight forward and captain obvious. Ya, put the darn watts per channel in the ad as it is an amp after all! Are we really arguing this?

Oh my, no way we humans will avoid falling over the pending fiscal cliff and this thread is my proof:-)

+1 Paraneer and Rockadanny