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Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?

Throwing this out there because I would appreciate the viewpoints of the many knowledgeable, and experienced audio people here. I'm really torn about a decision I am considering in this regard. And no, sorry, I cannot name the amps involved. I could lose one or both options if I publicized them here. And honestly, only the tiniest fraction of forum members would ever have listened to even one of these options. 

The speakers they would be used with can equally accommodate either of these choices per the designer/manufacturer, who I ran it by. 

Your thoughts would be appreciated. 

nightfall

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ghdprentice
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Whichever sounds better / more to your taste. Sorry, that may sound unhelpful. But I never make decisions on technology.  Any component is the product of the design vision and components. If you can't hear them then do a number of AI searches comparing the sound quality of the two. Read reviews. 

I have an amp that operates in linear and triode mode (no secret Audio Research REF 160s). The difference is small but important... I always run it in triode mode. I would have still ended up with this amp even if it only had one mode. 

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