You can listen to an amp that that tested off the charts in the lab, has the greatest reviews, in your setting sounds sub par. I think end of the day, it’s the pairing, room, setting, and the hearing and how one process the sound and the music. I’ve had $$$ amps and tried low wattage boutique amps that sounded better, to MY ears. I’ve had arguments with friends that tell me I’m foolish for spending what I did on gear, and say their blu tooth speaker sounds great. End of the day, there are more factors to the equation.
