Ribbon cable inside amplifiers


I have been looking inside amplifiers on google images, newbie here…wondering if ribbon cable inside the amplifiers is a cheap way for them to build…I was looking at Pass Labs seem to have a lot of ribbon cables…

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Nothing at all wrong with ribbon cables, if used appropriately. Yes, they are less expensive to assemble with but they do not signal substandard construction.

There are some who are point to point purists and even avoid circuit boards. A practical impossibility except in the simplest of amps.

Not sure about Pass but the ribbons are likely connections to logic boards relating to signal routing relay and remote controls etc., and not signal paths.

Ok thanks, how about the heat in those Class A Pass amps doesn’t affect the ribbon over the long haul?

Op, if poorly placed or not appropriately selected, but true for all components.  Heat is bad so engineers take cooling and material selection 8nto account.