Why Don't We See More High Current Electronics?


It seems that in looking around for amplifiers and integrated amps that double their power as the impedance is halved (high current), they seem to be in a minority. Is it just more costly to build good-sounding high current electronics and the market demand for them just isn't there, or what?
foster_9
Current matters when you're driving difficult loads, and as Tvad mentioned, there's no real drawback. I value systems as follows: source=>preamp=>amp=>speakers. There's a ton of excellent speakers that are hard to drive (I've owned Apogee's, Eminent Technology, Celestion 700's, etc)and of course many excellent speakers I'd like to fool with at some point. I don't want my speakers telling me what amp I should use... I'm not sure why anyone would think this is not a sensible approach.
Peterayer, we agree on that- all the system can do is reproduce the recording as accurately as possible.
Hack, a high current amps prowess might be lost on a speaker with a 16 Ohm impedance.
Mapman, thanks for the sentiments. The beat goes on. I'm still looking for the high current amp in the used market that better matches my speakers and fits my amplifier profile:

clarity with bass weight and refinement
Not extremely heavy: 50-90lbs at most- bad back
amp w/higher input impedance is required for my Cary SLP 05
high current - doubles down - 100-300 wpc
not over $2k
known for quality sonics
Mirage OMD28 speakers
In a tough room like my wife's sun room, options to achieve "perfect" sound are limited.

1) minimize the imperfections through tweaking and learn to live with it
2) have the room professionally analyzed and based on findings, do some combination of treatments and/or signal processing using a graphic or parametric equalizer
3) rely on near field listening
4) headphones

For 2, a newer possible variation these days that might prove effective is doing the needed signal processing in the digital rather than analog domain. That provides more flexibility and precision in whatever processing might be needed.

Ironically, directly below my wife's sunroom is my office where my gear lives and often serves as my main listening room. This is also 12X12, however I have not had problems getting whatever speakers I put in there to sound spot on.

There are other differences that I suppose help account for this:

1) I had the ceiling and walls in that room insulated when the house was built so as to have a place to liten without disturbing anyone. It also has a solid wood rather than hollow door for same purpose

2) standard 7' whatever drywall ceiling, actually lower towards rear where there is a conduit so ceiling is not flat

3) rigid concrete foundation floor with very thin but dense industrial grade carpet and padding

So I guess my point is that there is a lot of factors that go into how a room "sounds" and it can be hard to predict without actually hearing it.