Class A watts vs Class A/B watts

there is somethikng magical that happens when listening to music through class a amps that is magical. magical.

going back to class a/b amp is...what happened to the magic? is it becuase of the class a/b switching distortion? some have agreed.

class a all the way. btw, not familiar with either of the amps you mention or how well either is suited to drive your speakrs. That should be your first concern.

Unless it's a very small room, I suspect that you're going to want more even if you go with the Mac . . .

What are you driving them with now, and how is that working out?

E550 is a marvelous all-in-1 amp/preamp/integrated amp.

It's a monstrous amp and one should never under estimate its 20wpc Pure class A. It can drive big/multi-driver speakers with NO PROBLEM as long your speakers don't dip below 4 ohm or less than 88db sensitivity.

GO-FOR-IT and YOU NEVER LOOK BACK. You will write and thank me for this.

I agree with Oakleys, I love Class A amps. There is a naturalness to them akin to tubes, though many Class A amps are tubed of course. I find class A/B solid state, largely unlistenable in the long term. There is a grain, grey tone to them, I can'nt live with. There are exceptions of course, the only one I can think of, was the Lavardin IT.

I use a Pathos Inpol now, a 50watt Class A, tube mosfet hybrid, I just love it. Compare it to the A/B equivelant in the line, the Logos, it is totally different. I could'nt use the Logos long term. If you are looking at Class A then the Inpol or smaller TT, Pathos amps, are worth a look

When I had Totem 1s, they made some amps sound weak and shut in. My friend uses a Bedini 25x25 class A 25wpc with them and it sounds great. You would be best served by auditioning the amps if at all possible.