High-end amplifier clarification?

Lrsky, you win. Pass Labs before marriage, receiver after.

High End is any gear 99 out of 100 people haven't heard of.

Leave out the 'end', just state it as 'hi fool', which is anything over $1K.

Any amp that sounds great. It includes a $ 250.00 Adcom Carver, Luxman, Tandberg or $ 10,000.00 VTL's, ARC CJ's.

High end doe not have to mean high priced.

Piece of cake, high end solid state amps share these physical characteristics:

1. rows of external heat sinks
2. tiffany style gold connectors
3. torodial tranformer(s)
4. large can, screw-top, computer grade capacitors
5. at least four power devices per channel
5. weighs 50 pounds or more.

and this electronic characteristic:

a. a four Ohm RMS power rating that is double its 8 Ohm rating

For tube amps? No clue.