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You're entitled to your preferences, but even if you concede that THD
is the metric of quality-which I don't-the fact is the "best" tube and
solid state amplifiers measure pretty close.

That's a bad joke.

The solid state amplifiers that measure the lowest THD are generally
thought to not
be all that great sounding by most solid state fans.

That's a tubie self-deception.

The most
successful solid state designs are generally not that remarkable in
measured performance.

That's more propaganda.

Do you have a Audio Precision test box and dummy loads in your living
room or home studio control room so as to impress your visitors and
provide yourself a sense of virtual penis hugeness?

If there's any question about the effectiveness of my reproductive powers,
people can check out my children.

That's all measurements come down to, really-whose is the biggest.

More tubie self-deception. The thing about measurements is that they have to
be done with care and interpreted with care. Modern equipment is often so
good that it vastly exceeds the practical requiments, which means that
further improvements in measured performance would be meaningless.

I'm told AP sells a surprising number of Portable One and ATS-1 boxes to
people
such as yourself.

The person you accuse me of being is a figment of your imagination.