Are There Any Inherent Advantages to Class A amps?


All things being equal, power supply size, wpc into 2 ohms and everything else, Is a class A design inherently better than an A/B design? Disregarding the heat issue with class A amps, what makes them so desirable?

I'm saving my money for a pair of used serious monoblocs. I'm thinking a pair of used Pass X-600 monos or a pair of used Krell 750 monos. On the used market, the Krells are approx twice the cost of the Pass monos.

The Krells are pure class A, the Pass are class A for the first 160 watts, then they go to A/B.
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bryston 6b and 7b appear to be decent values used for 500 watt monoblocks and most with years of warranty left....they can be wired up in parallel for different speaker types, too...2000 or a bit more for a pr