Full disclosure, much as I would love it to have been mine I must credit uber photography guru Ken Rockwell for coming (ahem) up with measurebator.
Seriously. Ignore all specs. Do just fine. Pay attention to listener evaluations. IF you want to listen to music. If you want to measurebate, flip a coin. Or throw a dart. Who cares? Either way you will have some meaningless measurements to get off on.
But that doesn't mean they mean nothing right? There is some reason a Boulder amp is going to sound better than a Sony receiver and it must show in some measurements. Those are the three I'm looking at and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them or should flip a coin.No, they really do mean nothing. Just because I'm good and funny doesn't mean I'm also not good and serious. You really do need to figure out what kind of audiophile you are, and what you want. Right now it seems you are a measurebator and if so fine you will find the web chock full of specs you can download and get off on. If you want music though they trust me, you can very safely totally ignore all specs and do just fine.
Seriously. Ignore all specs. Do just fine. Pay attention to listener evaluations. IF you want to listen to music. If you want to measurebate, flip a coin. Or throw a dart. Who cares? Either way you will have some meaningless measurements to get off on.