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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 4758116" data-attributes="member: 550915">The Speakerwork GN had the Alpines simply for power.&nbsp; They were about $1200 a piece IIRC.&nbsp; One of the more expensive amps out there at the time.Some amps do have a sonic &quot;character.&quot;&nbsp; Those that do don&#039;t fall into what I would consider &quot;high-fideilty&quot; because any sonic character is either adding to or taking away from the orginal signal.&nbsp; Why people who call themselves &quot;audiophiles&quot; would pay extra for this is beyond me.&nbsp; Most of them only judge a system on the number of zeros on the end of the price anyway.In the overall scheme of what&#039;s important in building a good SQ system the amps rank only above the wires.&nbsp; The most important piece of equipment is the speakers, but even they are eclipsed by the install and tuning.&nbsp; Anyone who thinks that you have to drop over $1k per amp to have a SQ system is trying to rationalize why they spent that much or is trying to brag aout how much disposable income they have.To the OP, get whichever of those amps you can afford.&nbsp; For your application, there won&#039;t be a difference at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 4758116, member: 550915"] The Speakerwork GN had the Alpines simply for power. They were about $1200 a piece IIRC. One of the more expensive amps out there at the time. Some amps do have a sonic "character." Those that do don't fall into what I would consider "high-fideilty" because any sonic character is either adding to or taking away from the orginal signal. Why people who call themselves "audiophiles" would pay extra for this is beyond me. Most of them only judge a system on the number of zeros on the end of the price anyway. In the overall scheme of what's important in building a good SQ system the amps rank only above the wires. The most important piece of equipment is the speakers, but even they are eclipsed by the install and tuning. Anyone who thinks that you have to drop over $1k per amp to have a SQ system is trying to rationalize why they spent that much or is trying to brag aout how much disposable income they have. To the OP, get whichever of those amps you can afford. For your application, there won't be a difference at all. [/QUOTE]

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