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The "charactor" of pure Class A?

I have a pair of Clayton M300 in my set up for the next couple of months. Very nice.

I have to admit these are the first Class A amps I have spent any significant amount of time listening to and I am impressed.

My questions is, do Class A amps have a sonic signature of their own?

I like what I am listening to very much, but would like to be able to discern what might be a base class A sound against what Clatyon itself may bring to the sonic whole...

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atmasphere
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One of the primary things that all class A amps seem to have in common is a sense of authority. They just seem to carry more weight or body in the music.

There are so many variables in amplifier design that going beyond that simple statement gets tricky :)
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Cdc, just for the record, anytime you are 'mixing' class A with B, its called A/B. IOW that's the definition.

Also, Class A amplifiers are the best at rock- Class A should be the best at everything, FWIW. If Stereophile said otherwise it is only because they are completely dead wrong.

This is not to say that 'all class A amps sound better than all class A/B amps' or whatever, since there are so many design variables that exist. But class A, as a class of operation, is the best for all types of music.
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