I think this statement with reference to distortion needs to be clarified because it’s nonsensical and laughable as written. The way the sentence is written, you are saying a 3 watt single-ended amplifier has a lack of distortion that no mid or high powered amp can even think about which is just crazy. The opposite is in fact true. No single-ended 3 watt amp could dream of having the distortion figures of a medium to high powered amp. In reality, no single-ended 3 watt amp could dream of having the distortion of pretty much any SS amp regardless of its power output.
Now if you are using the word *distortion* to convey the perceived purity of the 3 watt amp and how it’s revealing information that the mid to high power amp could only dream of so therefore it must be some sort of distortion in the bigger amps that’s blurring the purity that you hear with the 3 watt amp, that’s a whole nother food fight. And I suspect that is what you meant, but of course I could be wrong.
Mark, you'll notice he didn't say distortion figures. Who's got that popcorn?
Tim