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what's going on with specs?

I'm having a hard time buying a power amp. I'm in the 5-10k range and whae I'm finding are things like PS Audio BHK 250. Specs show 250@8ohms and 500@4ohms. Then the Parasound JC5 shows 400@8ohms and 600@4ohms. Looks like PS Audio doubles at 4 ohms which makes me think it's a stronger amp until I notice the PS Audio spec is at 1 kilohertz and the Parasound measures 20 to 20 kilohertz. That is very confusing and I don't understand why PS Audio doesn't give full power measurements. Anyone with knowledge of these two brands or others. I have the Elac Vela 409s to drive. 
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mglik
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The no brainer answer to a amp is AGD Audion.
Search the Forum threads for AGD. You will find that every owner says about the same thing: the best amps regardless of price.
The Audions are $7.5K but IME I have never heard any amp in 50 years at this. They have the musicality of a great SET and the detail of a great SS. I won’t go on and on but I clearly decided to buy mine after reading all the user posts on the Forum. The comments are not the usual raves.
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