I kind of miss those amps with VU meters... Used to see lots of face plates with VU meters on the electronics rack of audio shops decades ago, not necessarily on the high-end stuff only. Many affordable amps used to have VU meters, too -- often with a peak-hold feature, which is quite useful to see how many wattage you are actually using. Why did they stop featuring analog meters? These days, very few brands, if any, makes amps with VU meters, regardless of the price range.