Bridging from stereo to mono is not as good as a mono-only design. But it also depends on the amp's design.
The 9 series objectives are valued for money and performance, whereas we emphasize performance before cost for the AMG and Evolution series.
Indeed, a bridged mono can perform nearly as well as a standalone mono design, but it will cost more to implement.
The AMG STA is such. Some people don't like the smooth and warm sound of AMG STA, so we designed the neutral and faster AMG One (it is "mini" version of the Evolution Two)
You should focus on the sound characteristic to choose between AMG STA or AMG One.