Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ?


Cost ? Heat? Reliability?
inna
Seems to me that everyone is addressing the question solely with regard to SS amps. Ask the same question about tube amps and I think it would be generally agreed  that a pure class A SET will win out over a class A/AB push pull triode as long as they are matched to the right speakers.

J.Chip
The history of audio shows that you cannot make blanket assumptions on any product based on theory: There are too many variables to make any conclusion that class A is always sounds better than class AB. The results are aways dependent on the synergy between the amp, speakers, and room.