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Class A amplifiers

I was watching YouTube reviews on Hifi and one guy said if you like Class A amps you have to accept that every 3 or 4 years you have to send them in to get serviced Becasue the heat inevitably causes issues? Is this true? I have a friend with an older Maek Levinson Class A amp and he was looking to sell,it to me, and am just wondering if Class A amps are like a boat, always costing you more . Anyone?
bear1971
bt70
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Those old Krells are old. Any amp that old needs work like that. I spoke to Krell and they were actually pretty cool. The guy in service dept I spoke to told me what models to look for and which to stay away from. Also told me I’d I sent him the serial number he’d look it up before I bought it to make sure it wasn’t some lemon. I F I go with Maggie’s I want to get one of those old monsters , but more likely I’m going to find a smaller used one , I found a Mark Levinson 50 watt , or I’m getting the Sugden and getting just efficient speakers. 
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
+2 @dill.
Charles 
aberyclark
1,355 posts
 
I know there are many FirstWatt amps, class A, that have been running for many years without needing service. My J2 is only 2 years old, I am thinking I'm good for at least 10 years without a check up. 
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patrickdowns
506 posts
 
i take it to jiffy lube first of every month

LOL!
middlemass
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"i take it to jiffy lube first of every month... they do full lube job and change the air filter... i plan on driving it forever"



Right. Excellent advice. 3 months or 300 hours, whichever comes first, I ship my Atlas right back to Mark at Rogue. Great service; they even changed the wiper fluid during the latest trip.
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