Unfortunately when I was looking at them, most articles described them as "pure" Class-A, not high bias AB like they really are. Thank you for clarifying.
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I could be wrong, but I thought the Pass Labs XA 30.5 was a true Class-A amplifier, and true Class-A amplifiers don't have headroom. elliottbnewcombjr179 posts11-08-2019 12:05pmtubes, transistors, transformers, capacitors, ... are all relative to the rated amount of power within certain specs. All are sized to achieve a price point. Other components are designed to deal with ... heat. If an amp truly could produce more power within specs, certainly the manufacturer would publish that capacity. It ain't so. Measured distortion prevents a larger rating. |