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

Living in northern Europe in a north facing room, Class A heat is not a problem - perfectly acceptable in the Summer and eminently usable as space heating in the Winter.

I'd prefer not to have the power consumption. But - regrettably in that regard - all of the amplifiers that meet my criteria for sound quality have been tubed or class A solid state.

Class A up North, class D down South. No brainer.

I was looking at a Luxman L-590 and probably should have bought it. I keep hearing scuttlebutt that they are moving to class A/B only. Maybe I’ll start looking at a L550 AXll.

I have class A mono’s and never give the heat output a second or even a first thought. It is what it is and who cares. It is nice for everyone to have option to buy what they like.

There may be two ways to think about this… you love your speakers so stick with the amp that brings out their best… or….

You are committed to class d so you find the speakers that brings out their best.

Either way you are trying to optimize the amp, speaker, room combination to deliver the sound you are searching for. I suspect that most of us are going to try many combinations… and keep trying them because that is part of the fun.