How long does Class A have?
Why don't manufacturers list the amount of amps (current) their amplifiers and receivers put out. It is nothing to do with watts. It all has to do about current. I think they hide this number because they know their amplifiers do not produce much current. Wonder why this group doesn't talk about this? |
“The amplifier does not require any maintenance. While the design is conservative, this is a hard running amplifier, as single ended Class A operation is the least efficient operating mode. In fifteen years the electrolytic power supply capacitors will get old. Depending on usage, you will begin to have semiconductor and other failures between 10 and 50 years after date of manufacture. Later, the sun will cool to a white dwarf, and after that the universe will experience heat death.” - Nelson Pass from my Aleph 1.2 manual |
mrmeaner OP So long as people want the very best, it’ll last forever. Nothing comes close to a Linear Solid State >100w Pure Class-A that can also do big current down into low impedances. IE: keep close to doubling wattage for each halving of impedance down to 2ohms Cheers George |
