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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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wspohn
608 posts
 

I own and use several Class A amps - collectively around 400 pounds of them. If they didn't sound better than most other amps they'd be gone in a second. But they do, so they stay.

tweak1
3,671 posts
 

I may have already commented about the Voyager GaN 350 amp. I just one FS on USAudioMart at a terrific price. He's in IN

fiesta75
1,378 posts
 

+1 - Keeping class A amplifiers.

prndlus
55 posts
 

Am currently running a Nakamichi PA-5.

Have been wanting two BEL 1001’s since I started four-plus years ago.

(Yes, I know there’s a controversy about whether they are true Class A.)

I’ve never thought of heat as a problem, just something to be managed, though I mistrust electronics you can fry an egg on.

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coltrane1
796 posts
 

No. Never ditch Class A amps due to heat. It’s winter! Enjoy the heat. 

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