Clayton Audio Class A

Thanks technik; Accuphase is serious power class A!  I guess what was confusing me about the Clayton S-2000 is that it is a single chassis dual mono class A design with each channel already bridged. (2 x 75 watt class A amplifiers per side)for output of 300 wpc class A into 8/600 into 4.  Essentially two monophonic bridged amps in one chassis.

Thanks roberjerman. Good to know that about the earliest Adcom design. I wonder if there are any other balanced bridged class A designs on the market?

No doubt there are some great high bias class AB amplifiers out there, many of which I’ve owned over 30 years. However, the class A Clayton and Accuphase amplifiers (and others, Pass etc, that I’ve not had the pleasure of ownership) add the ‘organic texture’ most characteristic of tube amplifiers, without dynamic limitations or bloat.  As I’m now recently in a smaller retirement home, with a daughter moving back home, there is no dedicated listening room available.  I’ll be moving to an excellent integrated amplifier and monitor speakers. I will miss the Clayton S-2000 as my wife will not have that large amplifier in our family room.....oh well, I’ll find it a good home.😊. The Clayton M300s, and then the S-2000, have served me wonderfully for 12 years. Thank you Clayton!
 

Hi Mitch2

Yes, you are correct. The S-2000 is 2 x M300’s in one chassis, or 2x M100’s bridged per channel.  I had the M300s for 7 years, and then decided to go with the single channel S2000 for my small listening room with upgraded power supply.....absolutely fabulous Amplifiers, both M300s or S-2000.  Thanks for referencing all the designs that use bridging in their high power monoblocks.