SdeGat
Member
I am curious to find out if there has been a “ruling”, study or conclusion that older amplifiers sound quality is generally better than the newer ones? (Not talking reliability)
I see comments every now and then about how good a 30 or 40 years old amplifier sounds and is much better than current models. Hasn’t there been design developments over the years that would have improved sound quality?
I, for one, like the look of some of the older amplifiers and their nice looking VU meters but that’s very superficial (and subjective
). And does not help the sound quality. 
Any thoughts or source of info (testing) on this matter?
I see comments every now and then about how good a 30 or 40 years old amplifier sounds and is much better than current models. Hasn’t there been design developments over the years that would have improved sound quality?
I, for one, like the look of some of the older amplifiers and their nice looking VU meters but that’s very superficial (and subjective
Any thoughts or source of info (testing) on this matter?