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

You'll have to pry my Pass XA 30.5 out of my cold dead hands. I live in New England and this time of year I'm grateful for the heating bonus to go along with the spectacular sound.

I own & really enjoy the best/ worst of both worlds. Full class A, 100 watts / side tube integrated amp. Rogers High Fidelity EFH 200 Mark II. Sounds great; very powerful, dynamic, detailed w/ full frequency extensions but as airy, beautifully toned as I could ever want. It should at its price & does & should do so for a long time. 
 

That said, it puts out some serious heat all the time. Living in New England, I don’t mind 8 or 9 months of the year. For myself, very much worth the trade offs.

I have a Pass Labs class A amp and yes it does get warm but never felt any heat issues from the amp. I live in the northwest where summers can get hot here and we don’t have AC. Still not a problem. I went from a class A/B tube amp to this amp and am very pleased with the upgrade.

So even an audio forum can’t get away from political comments. 

It’s considered a feature in northern Minnesota.

They’re in my some of my active speakers - and they’re excellent, especially in winter.