Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll

@retrocrownfan Your ps200 amps are not Class A, they run squarely in class AB or B.

Pass XA25 owner.  I am inconsistent concerning leaving it on or off.  Last month my energy bill was for 300KWh.  The amp gets to 120F at most.  I like it, I won't get rid of it.

I love the sound of a big ass, power sucking, space heater, street light dimming Class A amps…Glorious! 

I purposely avoided Class A because of the heat and chose high bias Class A / AB amp as a compromise. I enjoy the sound and anticipate a longer service cycle out of them (electrical charge was not the concern). I was also aware of class D technology is on the rise but did not have a full confidence as I had with the high bias class A/AB amp.

Living in the area where the temperasture is around 95 F for at least 3 month of the year. Have p.single ended tube A class amp and preamp and do not switch on the amps at all during the summer. Than again, hi fi is a winter sport, plenty of other interesting stuff to do during the summer...would I change for some other kind of amp? If I find some that gives the same illusion of live music (like tubes do) yes, but so far ss or hybrid did not delivered it. Have not heard any ganfet amps, curious about it...