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The "charactor" of pure Class A?

I have a pair of Clayton M300 in my set up for the next couple of months. Very nice.

I have to admit these are the first Class A amps I have spent any significant amount of time listening to and I am impressed.

My questions is, do Class A amps have a sonic signature of their own?

I like what I am listening to very much, but would like to be able to discern what might be a base class A sound against what Clatyon itself may bring to the sonic whole...

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jb8312

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cdc
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"many A/B amps still operate in class A up to the first 1 to 3 watts"
Xiekitchen that's what I thought too. Then a recently read somewhere some blend class A with class B and it's not a pure switch over.
Not sure of the technicalities but it appears that some class A/B amps never operate in pure class A at all.

Stereophile said class A amps are not good for rock music. More classical, jazz, etc.
cdc
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Thanks Atmasphere. Wish I could remember where I saw that article.
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