Class A Power in A/B amplifiers?


Is there a general industry standard for the amount of Class A power in Class A/B amplifiers?For instance SimAudio has always touted that they run Class A for the first 5 watts.Curious how other higher end manufacturers approach this..
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Fascinating thread here. OP didn’t know how loaded the question was. 
The Pass Labs designer’s write up is excellent. I don’t know where this video is at the moment, but an interview with amp designers had John Curl: the question was, “how much bias do you use?”

”As Much as I can.”

- and back to the discussion of the balancing act between too much heat & distortion and SQ/ cost.