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. I could
see
their point as being valid if clipping was abnormal or only occurred under
extreme conditions, which it does not. If fact by saying this, they are
saying that cheaper over-rated amplifiers will not sound the same as high
end
amplifiers would, since high end amplifiers tend to preformed better when
being clipped and/or are less likely to clip at the same levels since
under-rated amplifiers would have more headroom. 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.

Actually, you're not quite grasping the point that Les and I have been
making.

The purpose is not a trivial one. Rather, it's in response to the COMMON
notion that there are significant differences in the signals reproduced by
amplifiers by virtue of their name alone. Well, it's important to dispel
this myth because this factor influences many buyers' decisions. In fact,
it even makes people buy the wrong amp sometimes, or spend considerably more
money for no good reason. I've seen too many instances where someone will
cast aside buying a 125x2 Orion, with all the crossover controls they'd want
and at a great price, and instead buy a 30x2 Zapco because it "sounds
better".