Atma-Sphere vs Pass Labs Class A


Has anyone directly compared the atma-sphere amps versus a Pass Labs Class A design? I have been running OTL tube amps and found nothing I like better in terms of openness, natural sound and transparent, realism, but in the summertime they are very hot running.

What would be the closest in sound to the atmasphere in a solid state design?
warrenc

Showing 1 response by rushton

Warren, have you lived with some Class A solid state amps that run cooler than Class A tube amps (of comparable power output)? My experience is that it's the Class A operation that makes the amps run so hot, not that it's tube vs. solid state. Just curious if your experience is different than mine.

I've not compared the Atma-Sphere with the Pass Labs, and yes I sweat through the warm weather with my A-S MA-2s, too.