Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll


A discussion elsewhere about the future of Class A made me wonder how true one statement really is. So the questions are...

Have you done away with your Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

Will you be moving away from Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

Will you never buy a Class A Amp due to Heat concerns?

I only have a class A/B unit that does Class A up to 6 watts with almost no heat so really can't speak for those who have used in the past or currently own and run Class A Amps.

brianh61

Showing 5 responses by arcticdeth

My mind goes to how much of a draw this purchase will damage the account total. 
 

 Also, the wife and her talks, complaining, whining. 
she is a nagger. 

24 hrs for my monos to be their best sounding. 
 

such a difference from initial power up to same time next day listening. 
 

 

 

@brianh61   :So the one political comment above is not off base, just the person pointed to because he just does what he is told.

 

 

 

you have won the internet, and the best comment in this forum. 
-buys Brian a cold Guinness pint!

after a good 45 min of jamming some motorhead, onslaught, sodom, Y&T, vicious rumors, the ol monos' get pretty darn hot. its nice in the winter, not bad in summer, they are A/B not A, but they sound oh so sweet!

weight not an issue.

wasted heat , don't care,

wasted 3 volts of electricity,..hahahahah don't care

burn baby burn. the heat is what helps with the sound out of the speakers, sounds sooo good! gary and Vinnie Moore, Schenker, Derringer, UFO, Holy Moses, sound soooo damn great!!!

when nice and hot, means everything is wicked, will sound better, to me it does, 

then some Donovan, john denver, spooky tooth, Kim Simmons, teslas first

 

sounds awesome.

 

 

 

 

Had the Rotel rb1090 for just over 2 years, one morning, woke up early on Sunday, went downstairs, pushed power button on, zzzzzzfffftyttttt bright white flash, inrush limiter fried, I was angry, one of the best stand alone SEPERATES I’ve had, 380w 8:ohm, 725w in 4 ohm, made my cv d9’s absolutely,slam.

miss that,amp, but I’ve definitely surpassed her with flotsam and jetsam (my monos) that was a great sounding,amp. 
 

Never had a class A amp,  I’m told the odysseys with every top tier parts which I have are a few watts in class A, it’s not the same as a full class A pedigree. 
 

before I bought my monos I have. NOw,, I was making a decision between what I went with and  some pass lab monos. I ended up with a great price from the lady who sold em to me, as she was going through a divorce, and I pretty much stole them, but she was vindictive, and I made out like a bandit. 
 

no regrets what so ever.  I had 2000W rms from the 2 carvin dcm amps I mono’d.

they didn’t last more than a year' before things went south, you get what you pay for.  One day, I,will snatch up some class A monos. 
 

cheers