GanFet, Class d, Purifi, Class A, High Bias Class A/B, tube, ZOTL, AHB2 THX...a lot like the colors of automobiles....there are favorites like white and grey but there is someone for every color. And, what looks good to you this year may not be so appealing next year.
When it comes to audio gear, you can read the reviews but until you try it in your system in your room with your music...there is no way to know whether you will be moved to the point of saying..."I gotta have this".