Then why give people faults assumptions, since most people do and will clip
their amplifiers and should expect to hear a difference between amplifiers
under these conditions even by Lester's and Mark's own theories.

Most? The last few installs I have done had plenty of headroom. If they are
really concerned with sound quality then they will be willing to buy the bigger
amp to avoid clipping as much as possible. You keep missing the point. Lets
take your high end amp and clip it, then compare that to a "low end" amp and
give it plenty of power but no clipping. Which one is going to sound better?
The one that is NOT CLIPPED. So it is relevant. Spend the money on more
important things, like power!!! Make sense yet?

I could see
their point as being valid if clipping was abnormal or only occurred under
extreme conditions, which it does not.

Clipping should only occur in abnormal conditions, you should not be clipping
your system regularly, if you are then it is improperly designed.

Making this argument totally
pointless to the average consumer, since none of these people have yet
recommend any amplifier and subwoofer setups that would totally avoid
clipping
and yet yield enough power for optimum speaker performance.


Again with the baseless points.
Ok one more time, I know you slow but her is goes, it is relevent. Here is just
2 of the many reasons, the same 2 I have repeated over and over again.
1) Amplifiers sound the same within thier designed limits, not clipping.
2) Because of that we can now make accurate and knowledgeable amp choices and
realize that there are more important considerations when buying an amp.

Too many people get hung up on that intangible and totally baseless point of
SQ. It is an audio myth, that has never been proven, and defies logic and
science. You know, you have yet to bring any evidence as to why they sound
different. Where is it howdy? Did you leave it at McDonalds after your shift
mopping up the store was done?

Les