I doubt very much that, in the grand scheme of things, it matters one wit which power amp you get.
As far as the level of your wee existence here is concerned, you may simply take a listen to two different amps of different topologies (a solid state amp vs. a tube amp might yield a good demonstration), with all other components remaining the same to hear for yourself what kind of difference it does make. If that difference is significant to you, pursue the question further and do more auditioning and reading and posting here. If not, you will likely be spared of many hours of neurotic A/B/A comparisons, much speculation and useless banter here on the Gon', as well as being separated from a good portion of your savings and or credit limits.
Marco
As far as the level of your wee existence here is concerned, you may simply take a listen to two different amps of different topologies (a solid state amp vs. a tube amp might yield a good demonstration), with all other components remaining the same to hear for yourself what kind of difference it does make. If that difference is significant to you, pursue the question further and do more auditioning and reading and posting here. If not, you will likely be spared of many hours of neurotic A/B/A comparisons, much speculation and useless banter here on the Gon', as well as being separated from a good portion of your savings and or credit limits.
Marco