What explains the shock and horror of the people who bought his amp design then?Nelson Pass is completely up-front with the measurements of his amps.
Answer: a few specs buried some place has no meaning to people. What do they know about 0.01% or .001%. It is only when it is put in context of others that horror ensues together with protests: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...pass-aca-class-a-power-amplifier-review.9741/
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.