front to back depth has for me been more about speaker positioning than amplification.
depth is only limited by how far from the wall you can pull the speakers into the room. it is an excellent way to listen when your speakers are 5 feet from the wall or even more.
stage height and width are more amplifier dependent. i had a mid line solid state integrated and the stage was tiny, like a small window. A-B' many times.
my tube integrated and separates had the tallest, widest stage by far.
tube preamp with good solid state amp is also nice.
tubes rule by far, solid state sound stage size depends on quality of the amp.
depth is only limited by how far from the wall you can pull the speakers into the room. it is an excellent way to listen when your speakers are 5 feet from the wall or even more.
stage height and width are more amplifier dependent. i had a mid line solid state integrated and the stage was tiny, like a small window. A-B' many times.
my tube integrated and separates had the tallest, widest stage by far.
tube preamp with good solid state amp is also nice.
tubes rule by far, solid state sound stage size depends on quality of the amp.