Speakers and amplifiers show audiophiles are confused.

@dave_b , You and I were cast in the same mold. Rock On! The right amplifier is the biggest bruiser you can afford. 

@donavabdear , this reeks of insecurity. Any car buff knows exactly to the bolt what he is buying. Most of the people who buy expensive sports cars could care less. They are not buying a car, they are buying cloths. Any self respecting sports car buff buys a 911. The same holds true of Luxury Audio. Those buying it have no idea what they are listening to. They are buying jewelry. If they knew what they were listening to they would never spend that kind of money on silliness like chassis that are 2 inches thick. Any HiFi buff worth his or her salt knows exactly what they are doing and has no problem matching amps to speakers. 

If you do not know what you are doing, love music and know what you are listening to, find someone who does know what they are doing, who is not in the position of selling you ANYTHING. Never buy anything from a human that is trying to sell you on anything. Humans are far too dangerous for that. Know what you want first then get the best price you can.

@kota1, buy the time Henry started making cars there was already a blooming race car industry and hand made cars for the wealthy. What people would have said was "cheaper cars so we can have fun also." Henry was a vicious antisemite and a hitler supporter. If Ford was the last car on earth I would resort to riding my bike. I do not watch TV or read adds. Marketing is nothing but the art of lying. Only Biden is better at it. 

@donavabdear, the 911 comment was tongue in cheek coming from a 911 junkie . You know darn well you have your AMG because it drives better than most cars and I shall assume you also love driving. I just drove an AMG E 63 Wagon. JEEZE what a wagon. Poor Lewis though. Stuck with a sh-tty car. Life in F1. Hopefully, he does not switch teams. That is what killed Senna. 

The art of choosing an amplifier is first, understand the characteristics of the speakers you have chosen, always first. You are not going to put a SET under speakers with an efficiency of 84 dB/Watt/Meter. I went down the ESL road in 1979 and know what has always worked best, very large class A designs. I won't look at anything else. Read reviews and get a feel for the amps in contention. Look at what the majority of the users of your speakers like. I won't trust any one person's advice. Look at the largest population you can. For some people cost has to be a factor. They are limited to what they can or will afford. A system's  primary signature is the speakers and the room they are in, not the amplifier. You have to factor in your preferences. Some people have to have a tube amp. Some people like me are prone to turning the knob all the way up. We need a bigger amp. Listen and look. You do not have to have ears to see if an amp is well constructed. Chances are you will not be able to hear the amp on your speakers, but if they do a good job on the type of speaker you have you will be OK. Lastly, be willing to make mistakes. I have made plenty. I call them learning experiences. 

@grislybutter , I have my eye on the MC 20 Cielo. Beautiful thing. The 911 is special because you can drive it every day. You can put a weeks worth of groceries in the back. You can put your bicycles and skies on top. You can drive the all wheel drive versions in the winter time without worrying about swapping ends. I do mine. It is not IMHO a thing of beauty. The newer ones are way too sophisticated. A 911 is supposed to be on the rustic side, like a GT3 with a manual tranny. The MC 20 Ceilo is a thing of beauty. You don't even have to drive it, Just looking at it will do.

@secretguy, no comment.