I think it might boil down to your philosophy on sound reproduction. Do you want accuracy with some potentials for ugliness if you clip, or do you want colorin

I think it might boil down to your philosophy on sound reproduction. Do you want accuracy with some potentials for ugliness if you clip, or do you want coloring and musical distortion? I don't think AM radio sounds good at all, but it is sometimes emotionally comforting to listen to. Fidelity isn't everything. That said, many high end audio folks are straight up whack jobs.