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Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll

A discussion elsewhere about the future of Class A made me wonder how true one statement really is. So the questions are...

Have you done away with your Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

Will you be moving away from Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

Will you never buy a Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

I only have a class A/B unit that does Class A up to 6 watts with almost no heat so really can't speak for those who have used in the past or currently own and run Class A Amps.

brianh61

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curtdr
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hmm... I dunno, I'm no "class" expert, but the Marantz Ruby is some type of class D and sure sounds nice to me and to the various critics I've read.  The Technics SU-R 1000 is None Of The Above, and it is supposedly hella great.

I'm not married to any "class"... there is no one class that universally sounds great or bad.  It's all in the execution.  

another possible compromise if you gotta have at least some "class A" in your life is the Arcam amps... A first x watts, then switch over to B (?) after that.

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