Class of operation has everything to do with headroom. A class A amplifier has by definition 0 db of headroom.
I have always looked at the headroom spec as a way to make cheaper amps look better due to the term itself. IOW 'headroom' seems to imply that an amp that *has* headroom is better than one that does not, but IMO/IME the opposite is true. Theoretically and often in the real world, class A is as good as it gets.
I have always looked at the headroom spec as a way to make cheaper amps look better due to the term itself. IOW 'headroom' seems to imply that an amp that *has* headroom is better than one that does not, but IMO/IME the opposite is true. Theoretically and often in the real world, class A is as good as it gets.