Cool-running tube amps: Berning ZH270...others?

OK, so the Berning ZH270 is known to run cool. Is the EA-230 cool too?

And what other tube amps are there that run cool? Looking for at least 30wpc, hopefully 70+.

Thanks!

bassface03-09-2009 4:04am

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nsgarch Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,524 posts 03-09-2009 at 07:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete McIntosh tube amps are cool running because of the Unity Coupled Circuit which draws power from both the plate AND the grid. Tube bias is fixed at the factory and is not critical per tube.
blindjim Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,092 posts 03-09-2009 at 12:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Compared to the BAT VK60, my Dodd amps frigid.
bassface OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11 posts 03-09-2009 at 12:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Which Dodds do you have? Are they cooler than SS Class A?
bassface OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11 posts 03-09-2009 at 08:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Any others? And can anyone comment on the running temperature of the Berning 230?
bassface OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11 posts 03-10-2009 at 07:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Anybody else?

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