Is it too much to ask....

Wow, Viridian, I am surprised at your response. Certainly the items you mentioned are important. But, after all, an amp's main job is to amplify the signal. And how hard would it be to simply list the mfgr's output ratings?

-RW-

It wouldn't be hard at all..but I explained why I won't be doing it.

And an amps job is to linearly amplify a signal, something it won't be doing if there is a significant impedance mismatch with the output impedance of the preamp driving it.

Best,
Marty

It's a simple copy and paste. I include specs because I want to recoup some money fast. You have 30 days to sell in a crappy economy so I'm willing to take the 5 seconds to paste the specs in there. I haven't sold a lot of gear but I look at a lot and I know who I will NOT buy from. That's the people with no specs and no pictures. If you're reading this please dust your gear before you take the picture.

Don, you bring up an interesting point. I always post pictures and if there is a defect, I highlight it. But I love to purchase things from sellers with no pictures, no feedback and/or English as a second language. It's certainly a risk, but the selling price may end up being half of what it would normally be. Those things are going to cost you money in your selling price. But no specs, I'm not sure, however your point about time to sale seems quite salient and right on the money.

Power gives some idea, but it is pretty much useless specification without knowing how it was measured. My amp, for instance, has module rated at 200W/4ohm but only 55W according to FTC measurement (that requires 1 hour preheat). It is possible for the lower continuous power amp to be actually louder. Music power delivered to speakers is only a few percent of peak power (unless anybody listens to sinewaves). What about distortions? Bel Canto makes the same amp as Rowland 102 (same B&O module) with 300W rating since they specify it at 10% distortions. In addition overdriving some amps is painful (odd harmonics) while other amps (including mine) have soft clipping. There is also not that much difference when power doubles (only 22% of perceived loudness). Perhaps it would be better to know peak power and max current but most often it is not available.