One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....


Is there one amplifier that everyone can agree on as a contemporary standard? An amplifier that can be considered a standard in both the studio and in a home stereo setup?

What one amplifier does everything very well and can be found in homes and in professional audio engineering environments?

What amp covers all the bases and gives you a glimpse into all qualities of fine musical reproduction?

...something Yamaha? ...something McIntosh?

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One amp that has a great reputation in both home hi-fi and pro studio monitoring installations is the Bryston 4B, in all it's revisions over the years.  I have an old 4B-ST, and a 4B-SST2.  Believe it or not, they each sound quite different from each other.  Which one is better depends on the speakers.  My old Matrix 801 series 2's sound better with the older 4B-ST (which I've had reconditioned by Bryston).  Now it's better than new, with new caps!  I've not heard the newest SST3 versions.
@noble100 nope I’m not looking to buy an amp. I am looking for Audiogon users, audio pros and audio consumers, to come together and define an amp by which all others can be measured. That amp does not need to be perfect, but it needs to be competent, consistent, reasonably affordable and something we all can/could/will have a chance to hear.

Like I said before, so much talk about audio reproduction is like comparing apples to asteroids. You’ve got $100,000 setups and $1,000 setups. I am not rich, but by starting to work to define our language and descriptions better it’ll be a lot easier for the masses to gain entry into audiophile land. Our descriptions will have more meaning and choices will be easier to make. 
Just a guess here, but has anyone looked into Lamm or Dart Zeel? I mean, let’s get real, guys and stop futzin around.
Noble100 has given the best advice. Your first answer had me on the floor laughing. Your second answer much more diplomatic and polite.
Thank you Noble100.