Do you understand your amplifier?

Nope...don't have a clue...

however, I paid lot's of money to someone who DOES.

" Do you understand your amplifier"

Yes, we have a mutual understanding.

I don,t ask of her more than she is capable of and she does exactly what she claims she is capable of.

If this isn't maintained we divorce and I sit and try to figure out what happened while she looks for someone with a bigger and fancier power cord .

Cheers

i think there are two parts to this question.

the first is the design of the amplifier.

the second is the sound of the amplifier.

it is impossible to know the sound of an amplifier or any other component in the absolute sense. this statement can be proven mathematically.

as to design, i have a limited understanding of the design.

"it is impossible to know the sound of an amplifier or any other component in the absolute sense. this statement can be proven mathematically"...huh?...if this can be proved mathematically I'm staying home that day.

Having an understanding of the basics of the design of your gear is all you need...impedance issues, power needs, number of interesting lights, where you're gonna put it...otherwise, when in the presence of my friends who kindly tolerate my yammering about my new cables or Isonodes, I'd be boring the crap out them even more.

Quite well, but I'm an electrical engineer, so it's a bit unfair....