Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ?


Cost ? Heat? Reliability?
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Showing 1 response by itsjustme

... as already noted, because it does not always sound better. I can easily design a horrendous class-A amplifier.  Design is everything. All the practical benefits are noted as well, but i can further assure you that the cost (transformer, devices, heat sinks, etc.) of a pure class-A amp consumes resources that could be better spent on sound quality elsewhere.