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Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll

A discussion elsewhere about the future of Class A made me wonder how true one statement really is. So the questions are...

Have you done away with your Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

Will you be moving away from Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

Will you never buy a Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

I only have a class A/B unit that does Class A up to 6 watts with almost no heat so really can't speak for those who have used in the past or currently own and run Class A Amps.

brianh61
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arcticdeth
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@brianh61   :So the one political comment above is not off base, just the person pointed to because he just does what he is told.

 

 

 

you have won the internet, and the best comment in this forum. 
-buys Brian a cold Guinness pint!

luxmancl38
580 posts
 

The amount of people that own Class A stereos is so minuscule they don't have any impact. Most folks I know listen to Alexa for music or own a soundbar for TV. I'm the only odd ball that owns a stereo.

edcyn
1,876 posts
 

Do as your conscience and pocketbook tell you. In any case, as I mention in another thread, when my hot-running Class A Mytek Brooklyn Bridge bit the dust I replaced it with a cool-running Cambridge CXN. Not quite as wonderful-sounding but still a pleasure to listen to.

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jerryg123
3,429 posts
 

Well, I just have to say this to our friends in DC about my Class A amps. 

 

Texas officials unveil a revision to the Gonzales flag in light of the recent power outtages : r/funny

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tomcy6
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Get real. Climate change is everyone's problem. 

@hilde45  You're going to have to get rid of those tube amps if you want to start preaching climate change.

Class A amps are way too small in number to have any impact on climate.

+1 jerryg123

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