How does OTL amp get its power?


I am contemplating a stereo tube amp of relative low power(for me, anyway) and an Atmasphere 60 watter caught my eye. It will be used in the output#2 of my pre. I am currently using MC501's and a MC2300 pre to drive JM Lab Alto Utopias. I understand the transformer and the Autoformer, but how and why does an OTL amp get its power and what is an advantage to using one vs. non OTL?
Do they get hot? How easily do they clip? What is its "reserve" power? All comments are greatly appreciated.

Pepe
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Showing 1 response by spectron

Hello,
While Athmaspere OTL amplifiers are superb, and no question about it! I still wish to have fairness to other OTL designers who do not participate in on-line forums. One of them is Jud Barber of Joule-Electra. Not many audio designers have so many truly prestifeound awards like Golden Year by Harry Pearson as Jud has.

His web site is not maintain very well so you have to do a google search. Below is review of of David Robinson, The Editor-In-Chief of Positive Feedback
-http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue6/joule.htm

In no way I am saying that one designer's equipment is better then another. Its all up to the listener to judge.

Regards