Amps with meters ...


are just a lot better than amps without meters.


erik_squires
I’m so in love with the SAE 2HP-D.  Not only do you get meters, but you can change the display to spectrum analyzer as well!  It was love at first sight for me and I get to bring one home next week to audition on my Magnepan 3.7i speakers.
Come to think of it, my Walkman has meters. Switchable between "analog", "digital", and "spectrum analyzer".
Back in the early 80’s I owned a Phase Linear 700mkII which had the coolest looking meters I’ve ever owned.   While I think meters look great, they actually do not represent any facet of music I care about.  

It is sound first and cosmetics second.   But all things being equal, I’d rather have meters than not!