Stereophile Class A


How and who makes these classifications
Where could i get more info about these listings

I want to buy a good 2-Channel Class A amp under $1000...but the cheaper the better...I am a poor poor student
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Showing 1 response by moonshyn

Class A amplifiers and Stereophile class A rated components are not the same thing.A class A amp runs hot and inefficient but sounds as loud as a class AB with double the rated watts.A Stereophile class A rated component is just a rating system for a very popular magazine which can be taken with a grain of salt.They are heavily influenced by advertising dollars. Listen for yourself or talk to some audiophiles that have been around for awhile.But all that aside you can get a very nice class A amp on the used market which is also rated as class A by Stereophile for around a grand.The very popular Pass Labs Aleph 3 solid state.