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

Showing 3 responses by yoyoyaya

@OP Unless its a 100 dB/w/M speaker, then  PP.

Every SE amp I've heard just collapses when trying to drive "normal" speakers at anything above "polite" volume levels.

@atmasphere +1 - lack of distortion e.g. via excessive negative feedback - doesn't always speak of good sound, but significant levels of measurable distortion can never qualify an amplifier as high fidelity.

@Invalid - they do indeed. But if I smear vaseline on my camera lens, I think most people won't see a clear image from the resulting photograph.