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what's the point?

https://web.archive.org/web/20190311201740/http://www.tom-morrow-land.com/tests/ampchall/index.htm
According to this, all amps that are played below clipping sound the same (indiscernible). So what benefit does it serve to purchase an expensive amplifier that may use more expensive capacitors or other parts?
Oh, and what pricepoint does the law of diminishing returns kick in for a class a/b amp/integrated rated at say 150 watts per Channel  @ 8 ohms capable of increasing power at 4 ohms and still being stable?  Thanks.
labguy
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bdp24
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It’s true. That’s why you should go to Guitar Center and buy the Crown amplifier with as many wattsperchannel as you can afford. That way you’ll have an amp that never clips. Use the money you saved by not buying an "expensive" amplifier (anything over $500) to buy loudspeakers with as many drivers and as big a cabinet as you can afford. More and bigger are better.

If you buy an amp and speakers at the same time, they’ll throw in some 18 gauge speaker wire for free. With the money you saved on speaker wire, you can get a bunch of dinners at McDonalds. Don't waste your money on the "fancy" food they serve at gourmet restaurants. That's for suckers.

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roxy54
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Hard to understand labguy. You’ve been a member since 2014, and you still ask a question like this? What's the point indeed!
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stereo5
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looks like looks like someone is trying to get a rise out of us. 
dill
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I might need a pill for that ... ;-)
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millercarbon
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Of course they all sound the same. Just ask georgehifi. And it doesn’t matter which direction they go either .... also if you follow geoffkait you would know the best amplifier in the world is his iPod. It runs on Morphic Fields and Flying Saucers and sounds best connected to erik squires DIY speakers with the full Phase Level III kenjit mods.

How do I know so much, I hear you asking. Easy. I read it on the internet. Everything on the internet is true.
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