CLASS A AMPLIFIERS


What are the sonic benefits of pure class A amps? Are they more "powerful"?
charlot

Showing 2 responses by jafox

As "Aldavis" points out, size and heat indeed. At 145 lbs and 16 power tubes each, with a conservatively rated 150w Class A, the CAT JL-3 monos do a wonderful job doubling as floor heaters.
Wow, I wonder if Ken Stevens would upgrade my CAT amps with that APS technology! Oh yes, the 1970s and their super huge spec sheets. Those were the days when all amps measured very differently but still sounded the same. And now today everything still measures very differently but sounds wildly different. Hmmm, what happened? Man oh man I miss Julian Hirsch.