On our audio forums, members have a moniker that usually includes a tag line. Mine say; “If the first watt sucks, why continue?” Having said that, this is not going to be another hard line attempt to convince you that SET amps are the only way to get good sound, or that high efficiency speakers automatically sound better than anything else.

Over the years I have learned that for every assumption about audio there are exceptions that could lead one to conclude the exact opposite. This “law” encompasses every facet of audio, from cartridges to loudspeakers and all the cables and components in between.

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