Looking to start a discussion on integrated Amplifiers. I would love to hear both arguments. Is modern technology (outside of dacs) superior? Or is a 20 year old similarly spec’d amplifier just as good? Is a 20 year old high end amp just as capable of a high end amp today?
You might compare a 1990 amp like the Aragon 2004 (dubbed the poor mans Krell)
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/aragon-2004-mk-ii-review-vintage-amplifier.29248/
with a recent offering like Audiophonics HPA-S400ET, a class D (purify).
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/audiophonics-hpa-s400et-review-stereo-amplifier.32014/
Obvious technology has improved and US$ 1,638 buys you a lot of power with extremely low distortion.