Gainclone vs. Pure Class-A


Anyone have any experiences/opinions with the sound quality of one of these gainclone amps kits (i.e., like Rawsonte or Audio Sector, 50 watt range), vs a basic pure class-a solid state amp in the 5-20 watt range?
charlie8521

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Jedinite24, I know where you're coming from, but I recommend checking your electric costs to make sure the dollars add up. For example, let's say you pay $0.15 per kW hour for trons, and you play your 300 watt-sucking amp six hours a day. That would come to about $100 per year. Changing to an amp only drawing 75 watts would save you about $75 per year.

How much will it cost you to upgrade to amps that hopefully just sound as good, just to save $75 per year?

Of course, if you've just got the upgrade bug, or if you need to justify the expense for something you want anyway, then think of it like this:

It's not just $75, you're also helping to save the planet:)