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Class A, B, C? What do they mean?

I am a newbie in this area. When people say "class A" amp, does it mean it soulds better than a class B amp, more expensive than a class B amp, or ??.

What are the classifications for?

Thanks!
yhlbb
ezmeralda11
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http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr_srch.pl?&1&procsrch&3&4&

The first five or six hits cover you question in various ways. Search "class" in the archives if the above doesn't work.
ozfly
887 posts
 
A few other good posts are:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1024059614&read&keyw&zzclass=a

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1020620795&read&keyw&zzclass=a

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1019521148&read&keyw&zzclass=a

Just highlight each of these in turn and copy them to the Address bar above. They are some nice past threads on the topic.
yhlbb OP
13 posts
 
I often read "Stereophile class A" amp. It seems Stereophile class A is not the same as "class A bias" amp.

What does "Stereophile Class A" mean for a piece of an equipment?
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