Does Pass Aleph 3 heat up the room like tube amp?

Remember: 1. Real class A draws full current at all times.
2. They will be at best 25% efficient
3. Therefore at idle they will be putting out 4x their rated output in heat,

So if your amp is rated at 25 watts per channel then it will be putting out 200 watts at idle, less when it is driving the speakers. My experence with other Class A amps tells me that you had better check one out personaly if possible to see if the heat will be too much, I am afraid that it would be.

I had a PS Audio P300 conditioner on demo from my local Wilson/Rowland dealer. Stanwal is right on.
Using the watt display on the P300, my Aleph 30 drew a little over 200 watts on start-up, and stabilized at 180 watts constant draw after 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, the temp & sound stabilized.
When I had my Aleph 3 & Aleph 30, I'd leave either one on 24/7 in my bedroom system here in Phoenix. From mid September until mid March, I didn't run my heat pump unless it got really cold. Either Aleph amp ran warm enough to heat my bedroom.
Right now, I have an Adcom 5400 in my bedroom system, driving Usher BE718s. The Adcom runs cool enough to leave on constantly, and sounds good enough to me to do summer duty.

Yes, it is class "A" runs warm/hot. It's a nice amp. Sounds good after a half an hour... to an hour. So turn it off. No problem. (Mine sounded good with Audioquest Viper interconnects.) Good luck. Catagory: Probably shouldn't have sold it.

Thanks guys. Glad I asked. Look like I have to stay away from Plinius, Pass Labs & Clayton!

Any good cool running amps should I look at? I tried an Old Rotel amp from my HT system, it sounded really bad!