I spend a lot of time in research how our emotion works regarding music.
When you compare different amps who play in Class A, AB, D or G they still are different regarding the aspects/properties of sound. And most still are not able to reveal all the different aspects/properties of sound.
When you look inside the most new amps of all different brands. The facts proof that manufacturers are using cheaper parts these days. When a market is decreasing you need to find a way to make your products still profitable.
So they start to use cheaper parts, and this is what we see now in almost all new amps. When we audition them most of them create a very limited level in diversity (layering) in sound.
This means you can sit in your chair and even after 4 months you still have never felt any kind of emotion of your music. For us as music lovers it is sad to see that how poor most products are these days.
The manufacturers have not the insight and knowledge to create better products so more people would become interested in new audio products. When we go to an audio show I am with my 46 years of age one of the more young people overthere.
It is 5 before 12 and we are aware that something has to change. Trial and error is also responsible for the fact that audio is a decreasing market. The facts proof that the quality people can get by trial and error is very limited.