What numbers are important in SS amps specs


I'm tired of assuming and am now ready to admit I know nothing.
In solid state watts are watts however there are other factor to consider when looking over the spec sheets.
There has to be two or three other specifications with which a consumer should be fimiliar.
How about a little education.
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As Jeff_Jones stated, you'd want to be concerned with how many watts are output into the load nominally presented by your speakers. When choosing my amp, I also looked closely at input impedance and power bandwidth. With SS amps THD will generally be less than 0.1%, so that's a spec that is often a wash, and not always that useful when stated by the manufacturer as just THD+Noise, without specifying full power, etc. Some audiophiles also make a big deal over slew rate, which tends to vary significantly between amps. I've owned high and low slew rate amps and liked both. Ultimately it is useful to check out what amps other owners of your speakers are using with them, and seeing how those are spec'ed, then just trust your ears...