New Emotiva Reference amps

[blackraven]

Check out the new Emotiva reference series amps. They need a dedicated 20 amp line and only come with a 20amp power plug.

Reference Series | Emotiva Audio | High-end audio components for audiophiles and videophiles, spanning 2-channel music systems, as well as 5.1 and 7.1 home theaters. Products include multichannel amplifiers, stereo amplifiers, and monoblock amplifier

It seems like they are just putting out all these ultra high powered amps. Why don't they cut the power to 150-300wpc and put the money to higher qulaity and better sounding amps. It seems like they equate power with quality. It seems like they like the wow factor of 600 and 1000wpc amps. I'll still take my 250/400wpc Parasound A21 over one of those amps unless they get glowing reviews from a reputable reviewer.

You would think that any one having difficult to drive speakers needing 600-1000wpc would want to buy a higher quality amp. I could not see buying one of these amps to power an $8k pair of Salk Veracity HTR-3's rated at 84dB. So what niche do they fill?