Do I really need/want a Gainclone?

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Re: Why the responses?

Some crazy martian wrote
Because the newbies can only follow so much. I appreciated every tread myself in my search.

Welcome to earth. Here they're called gainclones. Chipamp is a less descriptive term.

Helpful tip #47: No need to post to an old thread for n00bs to find it, that's what the search feature on the website is for.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/search.php?s=