How could 100 Watt class a has more head room than a 300 Watt amp Class AB

 The sound of music (wasn't that a movie?) when it reaches your head is far more important than the wattage your amp produces, so if it sounds good at 12 or 2000 watts, it's good.  A Class A single ended amp gets rid of whatever crossover distortion might exist in push pull circuits so there's that, and when exposed to this phenomena the listener is rendered a better person almost instantly. 

A Class A single ended amp gets rid of whatever crossover distortion might exist in push pull circuits so there’s that, and when exposed to this phenomena the listener is rendered a better person almost instantly.

+1 for that, and that’s any class-a not just SE.
Ever listen to a pair of old ML-2’s in good working condition through good ESL’s with maybe dynamic bass like Monoliths, MAJESTIC!!!!!! So long as you don’t want party levels.
This amp keeps doubling down to 1ohm, I’ve seen it do it on the bench.
Cheers George

ML is in the past, Gryphon is in the present. Bloody expensive stuff, though.

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"At system-level you may think extra db from the average listening level the system can play before non-linearity/distortion, for example. This does involve the amplifier, but all other elements also including acoustics.

Headroom for amplifiers can mean extra power capability above rated, typically for shorter peak periods. But that's not all the possibilities for the meaning."

I think audiophile looking for realism of the music production. If you turn on the system as loud as the live performance without PA, you are much closer to the real thing.

To achieve this level of performance you need your system capable to produce the same level of db when you play a snare drum.
If you ever play a drum, it is difficult for you to turn down the volume, except you hit the drum pad lighter. 
Obviously, the better the system able to perform at the real db without distortion, I will called this a true high-end system.

The questions that I want to ask is that, speakers in general produce accurate timbre and db with minimal distortion tends to be low impedance, few examples come to mind is: Apogee, Maggie, Thiel, Revel, etc...

The best I have ever owned a system is Apogee with a pure class A monoblock 100 Watt
However, I sold the mono and get something newer provide 600 watt in stereo mode, but the size of a 100 watt amp is the same size as one of my mono.
The differences between both amps are huge. A blind test can easily distinguished between the two. 
My experience is that a true monoblock in pure class A is way better than 600 watt class a/b. 
To think about watt is not the measurement of an amp capability, then what are the things we should look for when we try to understand whether the amp is capable to provide sufficient current.
What spec of the amp will tell you that?
Someone mentioned about PassLab First Watt design, would I say the 20 watt first watt amp will outperform 100 watt class a/b amp?
What is the logic?