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If all (properly designed) amps sound the same, how do I decide which
amp to buy?

Is it just a case of choosing one with sufficient power output and how
do I determine this?

It would depend on various factors: What kind of music you like. How large
your listening room is. What speakers you will be using. etc.

You would have to also define what - for you - was meant by "properly
designed". e,g. some amplifiers have a high output impedance and/or a
deliberately tailored response. Are you likely to wish the effects these
might cause?

Plus: The snag with "properly designed" that all real designs will have
performance limitations, etc. Within those, two amps might deliver results
you find indistinguishable. But with some speakers, or under some
conditions, one might work fine whilst the other struggles.

Plus: Some 'amps' may have an RIAA input (for LP). Others not. Would you
need this or not? Would you require MC to be catered for, or not?

So you would need to be more forthcoming about what you require the amp to
do, and the circumstances in which it would have to perform. Giving us this
would also help us to tell if you do wish to choose an amp... or just to
start an argument. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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