Hard to tell which way you really are going with this so I will just say your example supports what I keep repeating, the most important thing is speaker sensitivity. Your flea watt amp probably sounds absolutely captivating. That is the calling card of OTL. But low power absolutely calls for high sensitivity speakers.
Most people, if they would simply do as I recommend and avoid anything under 92dB will then be able to enjoy great sound from a wide selection of amps with anywhere from 20 watts on up. If they go to 98dB then even a flea watt amp like yours will still deliver a clean 101dB on peaks, and still be as you say beautifully immediate.
I think you are right about people not noticing. So many speakers out there are 88dB, which is freaking ridiculous, these do need hundreds of watts. No wonder these same people are always opining on the importance of finding the right amp to match. They could use yours and be happy but they would have to ditch their Wilsons and Magicos for tenth the price Tekton and Klipsch, something few who have drank that Cool-Aide are likely ever to do.
Most people, if they would simply do as I recommend and avoid anything under 92dB will then be able to enjoy great sound from a wide selection of amps with anywhere from 20 watts on up. If they go to 98dB then even a flea watt amp like yours will still deliver a clean 101dB on peaks, and still be as you say beautifully immediate.
I think you are right about people not noticing. So many speakers out there are 88dB, which is freaking ridiculous, these do need hundreds of watts. No wonder these same people are always opining on the importance of finding the right amp to match. They could use yours and be happy but they would have to ditch their Wilsons and Magicos for tenth the price Tekton and Klipsch, something few who have drank that Cool-Aide are likely ever to do.