Should I buy a Class A Amp.


I would Love to buy a Class A Amp. I have a Sony Tan-80ES Amp right now and I have had it for 19 yrs. To me it sounds Great but I am curious about Class A Amps. Do they really sound better? I am looking at a Krell KSA 200 Amp right now for $2000.00. It is older then my Sony. Is this too much for such an old Amp? Would Love to hear members thoughts on this.  

Blessings, ..........Don.
donplatt

Showing 1 response by glennewdick

Don't count out the Luxman Class A amps new ones and some of the older ones. I run an L560 50wc pure class A from 1986 (updated version of the L550/540)and its rather nice for a 20 year old amp. utilizes a heat pipe i.e. liquid cooled, idling current is set at 160mV for each channel so it runs very hot and pure class A all the way.  Replaced some AudioNote gear and not looking back. I've also heard the New versions the 25wc and the 35wc and they are very nice (I liked them better then the new pass stuff) Little expensive but worth a look if you can find a used one and build like tanks.
I'm driving some Living Voice Avatar 2's with really good results
http://www.thevintageknob.org/luxman-L-560.html