With speakers I eliminate anything under about 90 dB. This avoids being screwed into having limited amp selection. Nothing worse than having to look for a really good 300 watt amp. Because there are none. That cost less than a house I mean.
Then since I didn't screw up on speakers I only need an amp with a good 20 watts or so, and now I can focus on whatever amp sounds the best. There are a now a huge number of truly awesome amps to choose from, without even cracking $5k. (See: Raven Nighthawk.)
All this business of synergy, matching, its all BS. A good amp sounds good, period. But the myth goes on wandering the land like a zombie because, well for a lot of reasons, few of which are actual reasons, but there you go.
The last, last, LAST thing you should ever do is buy something with a known flaw just to try and patch up a flaw somewhere else. Which is exactly what is meant by matching, synergy, etc. All flowery phrases used because system matching sounds better than band-aid slapping.
Then since I didn't screw up on speakers I only need an amp with a good 20 watts or so, and now I can focus on whatever amp sounds the best. There are a now a huge number of truly awesome amps to choose from, without even cracking $5k. (See: Raven Nighthawk.)
All this business of synergy, matching, its all BS. A good amp sounds good, period. But the myth goes on wandering the land like a zombie because, well for a lot of reasons, few of which are actual reasons, but there you go.
The last, last, LAST thing you should ever do is buy something with a known flaw just to try and patch up a flaw somewhere else. Which is exactly what is meant by matching, synergy, etc. All flowery phrases used because system matching sounds better than band-aid slapping.