Recommend Class a Amp

Thanks Almarg! :-)

Nobody has mentioned the Plinius SA-250Mk4 class-A/class-AB power amp? I've heard this power amp driving B&W N803 speakers & it sounded very nice to me. There's a switch in the front that toggles between class-A & class-AB & it believe there is a DIP-switch inside that sets the time that the amp is in class-A before it transfers to class-AB if it's not being used (of course it stays in class-A if it's being used). These used to go for $5000 used.
I think it's still a very good amp.
The top-plate got scalding hot & i'm sure that the heat sinks were at 55C or higher (never measured them but taking a guess based on my experience with some class-A amps).

Excuse my ignorance, as I'm from down under (Australia), but why every time I suggest to you American lot, the Parasound JC1 monoblocks I always get a stoney silence?

These John Curl designed beauties are a steel new and s/h, when you live in US. We get charged over $12000K new for them here in Oz, and over $8K second hand. But I've seen them s/h over there for under $4k

Is there a anti highend vendetta against Parasound because they make cheap stuff as well, as these JC1's are firmly placed in the Krell league.

Cheers George

03-27-15: Bombaywalla
Nobody has mentioned the Plinius SA-250Mk4 class-A/class-AB power amp?

I did, earlier in the thread. ;^)

i re-read your post. Indeed you did. sorry about that. I must have read your post in a hurry the 1st time around....

Georgelofi
maybe this is why:-
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1426108431&&&/Parasound-halo-JC2-what-a-joke

not directly applicable but maybe many others have had similar experiences???