Jea,
Not exactly true. High-end amplifiers such as the early Krell KMA and and KRS series could produce enough current to be used as arc welders; this is not just a trivial act but an engineering accomplishment with substance and merit. My NRG Control 400 Watts "Pure Class A" monoblock monsters are even more capable. These are components of substance and merit that no Best Buy or Circuit City component can replicate. The need for these engineering marvels is that there are speakers out there that demand this level of control = current. Which leads to speakers; the science and engineering of reproducing the audio spectrum from 16Hz to 40Khz at high sound pressure levels (spl) is not trivial and you will not find a Best Buy or Circuit City speaker that will do that. Please don't make more of my statements than they are. Components of merits and substance can, and will always, justify their cost while audio luxury items such as $100K tube amps based on 1940's and 1950's designs with a hand full of components can not and neither can cables over a certain amount of dollars. I hope that I have made myself clear, that it all comes down to substance and merit or it winds up like "Art" in which the prices are justified not by how well they execute their function but rather by how much value we place on their "artistic" statement.
Not exactly true. High-end amplifiers such as the early Krell KMA and and KRS series could produce enough current to be used as arc welders; this is not just a trivial act but an engineering accomplishment with substance and merit. My NRG Control 400 Watts "Pure Class A" monoblock monsters are even more capable. These are components of substance and merit that no Best Buy or Circuit City component can replicate. The need for these engineering marvels is that there are speakers out there that demand this level of control = current. Which leads to speakers; the science and engineering of reproducing the audio spectrum from 16Hz to 40Khz at high sound pressure levels (spl) is not trivial and you will not find a Best Buy or Circuit City speaker that will do that. Please don't make more of my statements than they are. Components of merits and substance can, and will always, justify their cost while audio luxury items such as $100K tube amps based on 1940's and 1950's designs with a hand full of components can not and neither can cables over a certain amount of dollars. I hope that I have made myself clear, that it all comes down to substance and merit or it winds up like "Art" in which the prices are justified not by how well they execute their function but rather by how much value we place on their "artistic" statement.
