Tom, it isn't simply "my viewpoint". I'm only pointing out what audio engineering science teaches us: if an amplifier has audibly flat frequency response and inaudibly low noise and distortion it reproduces sound transparently within its power limits, neither subtracting anything nor adding any sound of its own. This doesn't depend on brand or price and claims to the contrary haven't stood up under controlled blind listening tests.

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Enjoy the music, not the equipment.