I suppose everybody thinks their way is best, when in fact there always turns out to be many ways to skin the cat, including the means to superior sound quality, though personal preferences always determines what happens in the end.
Economics, convenience and ease of use are real factors for most along with superior sound. So that largely determines what is best.
Each paradigm has advantages and drawbacks. Which matters most will determine the winners.
Regarding sound quality alone, I would guess power paradigm has advantage of lower risk of bad sound up front for many, while results with voltage will be more variable case by case. However voltage scales to larger applications more cost effectively these days I would think.
Again, the game changer on the scene of late are high performance, high efficiency switching amps, that take a lot of cost and risk out of the equation for voltage amp applications. In lieu of these, I personally would be more inclined to go the current/tube amp path I think. I had strongly considered it during last major upgrade phase but decided to give Class D amps a try first, and am glad I did.
Economics, convenience and ease of use are real factors for most along with superior sound. So that largely determines what is best.
Each paradigm has advantages and drawbacks. Which matters most will determine the winners.
Regarding sound quality alone, I would guess power paradigm has advantage of lower risk of bad sound up front for many, while results with voltage will be more variable case by case. However voltage scales to larger applications more cost effectively these days I would think.
Again, the game changer on the scene of late are high performance, high efficiency switching amps, that take a lot of cost and risk out of the equation for voltage amp applications. In lieu of these, I personally would be more inclined to go the current/tube amp path I think. I had strongly considered it during last major upgrade phase but decided to give Class D amps a try first, and am glad I did.