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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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snapsc
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There may be two ways to think about this… you love your speakers so stick with the amp that brings out their best… or….

 

You are committed to class d so you find the speakers that brings out their best.

Either way you are trying to optimize the amp, speaker, room combination to deliver the sound you are searching for. I suspect that most of us are going to try many combinations… and keep trying them because that is part of the fun.

snapsc
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If a lot of people prefer the “class a” sound but would be happy not to have the heat or electric bill, maybe there is a market for a class d amp voiced with 2nd and 3rd harmonics to sound like “class a”??

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