Tenor 75 Wi OTL

The Trancendent is Class AB vs. Class A operation of the Tenor

Just FWIW, the math does not support the idea that the Tenor was class A, not if it is also 75 watts output. IME, the tube is difficult to operate in the A2 region due to the prodigious grid currents involved. The amp is class AB1, similar to the Transcendent in this regard.

The big difference is the fact that one is pentode and the other is triode. In OTLs that makes more difference than the class of operation, since you are not dealing with zero crossing issues or commutation (switching) of output devices (OTLs tend to be immune to these difficulties).

Glory,
You`re quite happy with the wonderful performance of your system, can you leave well enough alone and resist the urge to monkey around with it anymore? LOL.

Ralph out of curiosity, why is this amp putting out so much heat, 720 watts per monoblock? This seems quite high based on the number of output tubes at least compared to the Joule which uses this tube as well.

I suspect that it is biased a littler harder than the Joule if that's the case. We've yet to work on a Joule although we have serviced Tenors in the past.

A bit off topic, but can anyone imagine the heat put off by the Joule VZN-300 Destiny monoblocks w/ sixteen 6C33C-B's a channel?

Either your room would have to be cavernous, nonstop AC running, or you place the monos in your fireplace with a fan in the chimney to draw the heat out.