In solid state amps only a handful and in tube only a handful also they
are incredibly difficult to make and unreliable due to heat generation
because of the 10 percent efficiency. So most of the makers if not all
stopped making them.
This statement is false. We've been making class A amps for over 45 years. Reliability isn't an issue- that's an engineering problem, not something inherent in the class of operation. They are more efficient than 10% too- that's about a country mile off as the saying goes.
Are class A amplifiers significantly harder to engineer, or they are about the same but only bring some of the well-known things (heat) with them simply because of class?
Also, how does efficiency of class-A amplifiers compare with other classes (ballpark figures)?
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