@erikt - I have never thought of the cross over point from a-b. I wasn’t sure how class a/b worked. I thought it was it’s own class. Given what you said there will be no way I am leaving class a. 60-80db as top listening volume.
I got some -28db attention cables, that really helped get the dial round and really improved the sound and detail. I do however run the loudness on most of the time to give it a little, but needed kick in low end.
How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes?
I am considering moving from a class a/b Luxman L509x to a class a or tube amp.
I have never owned a class a or tube amp, so have no experience of living with one. My kids are hopefully old enough and wise enough not to burn themselves, but I do live in an already warm house with bifold doors leading to a south facing garden. There is no escaping the sun, despite having uv treated glass.
My room is roughly 9 meters by 12 open planed living space. Equipment is, Luxman L-509x integrated, Zu union 6 supreme, 99db sensitivity (this is why I am considering a lower powered tube I can barely turn the Luxman up) music is played roughly 6 hours a day, more on weekends
who here has moved from class a/b and d to class a with or without tubes. What were the differences of things like:
warming up time
additional heat to the home
Running in summer time
additional cost to run
any considerations I should make before purchasing something. I will try in my home, but will need to free up funds
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