djdilliodon!
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And unless we're talking about an amp so poorly built that is has hissing, popping, or some other noise there is nothing you are hearing that isn't related to frequency response or amplitude of output which can be adjusted with EQ or just using more power. Until you or some other golden ear takes Richard Clark's 10 grand I'd consider his point to stand as truth.
For the price of the SALT 8 you could have bought two 13K full bridge and a nice outboard EQ and done better, but I guess you have to tell yourself something to justify paying almost 3 grand for an amp that'll cost you 1400$ to repair if anything ever goes wrong.
that challenge has been out for years. When No filtering is involved and the power is the same, it pretty much is the same thing. Once filters are involved the differences can be just that alone or one amplifier being more power than the other. Oldest trick in the book is to run as much power as possible in the SQ game. Nothing beats headroom! I personally never had an issue spending money on amplifiers but quality is a must! I would never these days pay what I use to, it’s why I went with taramps lol. Don’t care for the “Korea” argument or any of that stuff. It’s still not what I’d consider high end or exceptional quality.