Living room system: class A or AB amps?

robert1976: "Did you just call your fellow forum contributors "schmucks"?"

Hello robert1976,

     I believe he actually called his fellow Audiogon members "schnucks".

     According to The Official 2020 Audiogon Forum Discussion Rulebook, often informally referred to as "The Bible", it unequivocally states the following:

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     According to a recent statement from the author of The Official 2020 Audiogon Forum Discussion Rulebook, Samuel L. Jackson, "our rulebook committee has just unanimously decided that fatdaddy2's misspelling of 'schmuck' as 'schnuck' represents such a major mental malfunction and high degree of schmuckery, that, beginning with the 2021 edition of our Official Audiogon Forum Discussion Rulebook's Supplemental Dictionary, we will be placing a picture of fatdaddy2 as an example in the dictionary's entry for the word 'schmuck'. "

Thank you,
 Tim

Clayton Audio Class-A amps fly under the radar but get stellar reviews and most models have a high/low-bias switch.  The S2000 would sufficiently power pretty much anything and costs $11,500.  Just another option to consider, and best of luck. 

Personally, I have my stereo on most of the day if not 24/7, so AB for me.

If you are looking into class A, consider the Lusman 590, which has much more power than it's spec.

https://onahighernote.com/oahn/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/REVIEW_160601_Hi-Fi-World_Luxman_L-590AXII...

go with what sounds best to you.

Class A amps do sound good very quickly after fire up, and I prefer the ones I have, anyway, to many Class AB amps.

The downside is that the smaller versions of my amps put out 25 watts of sound and 300 watts of heat, and power consumption is accordingly high. (I believe mine put out 40 w and emit around 400 watts of heat)