Class A amplifiers


I was watching YouTube reviews on Hifi and one guy said if you like Class A amps you have to accept that every 3 or 4 years you have to send them in to get serviced Becasue the heat inevitably causes issues? Is this true? I have a friend with an older Maek Levinson Class A amp and he was looking to sell,it to me, and am just wondering if Class A amps are like a boat, always costing you more . Anyone?
bear1971

Showing 1 response by bigkidz

completely false statement.  Been repairing amps for so long now it comes down more tot the quality of the parts then the heat if the units are vented correctly and they have good heat dispersion.  Any old component you purchase probably needs a parts upgrade. Last night we compared three class A amps Coda, Carin and BEL.  We were surprised with how well the BEL amp sounded.  Very musical sounding amp built in the 90s.  Still going strong although I think changing a few caps is a good idea, I also think the Nichicon PS caps will sound better along with Audio Note resistors and capacitors or Amtrans.

I have been repairing, modifying and building audio components for close to 30 years now.  Don't worry to much as the caps, etc., can be easily changed.