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RE: My criteria for a POTENTIALLY good sounding amp

I guess it begs the question, are you a music lover, or an equipment lover? It's not meant as an insult, but a legitimate question. I can understand, to a degree, a fascination with negative feedback, circuit design, etc. Some of these amps are achingly beautiful to look at, and built to a standard that would make NASA proud.

Still, if an amp has all of the qualities that you treasure but sound sterile, uninvolving, and flat, what difference would it make? I think we both know of amps that fit that description. At that point, doesn't that put your list of criteria into question? If an amp looks like crap, measures like crap, but sounds beautiful, what's more important?

I'm sure you'll just dismiss me as some sort of troll looking for a fight, but I really just want to know if there really is an amp out there that can make you happy long term. An equipment lover, by definition, can never really be satisfied as long as amp designers keep coming up with the latest and greatest.


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