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"I need an amp to measure well for the purpose I intend to use it for..."

Amplifying?

mglik,

"He had developed pretty much the first functional CD player."

What do you mean by that? Wasn't it SONY/Philips colaboration with, I think, SONY being the first to show the prototype?

lonemountain,

At some point, I was really interested in ATC speakers, but found out that it was a dead-end project. They are so underrepresented on the market that it is hard, not to go to virtually impossible, to hear and see them in person. Dealers who cary them did not have much in stock. As close as I could get to them was musicdirect.com with some (unknown at the time) wait time and no returns. Which would mean spending unheard and sight unseen.

Even today, one dealer listed on your website does not even mention that they cary the brand on their website.

It is a pity that speakers universally thought of being good are so hard to check out.

millercarbon,

Your explanation above (starting with "Such a speaker will limit your amplifier choices...") is even nicely written.

However, tangentially related to the matter, you seem to continually ignore the fact that some people can actually afford to buy an amplifier.

It could be beneficial if you reposted your statement from above every time you wanted to explain benefits of higher-sensitivity speakers. Usually, you just come across as talking garbage about it. Like this, people would actually understand what the ground for your thoughts is. Then they could decide if they want to be frugal, or they may not care about spending more money for an amplifier. And you would get some points for advice.