The JLH Gateway to Class-A :: 13
Questions of Class-A -- 'Pure' and Otherwise After the previous post that surveyed a slew of class-A amplifiers, and then some, many a question has been raised by class-A enthusiasts and DIYers. Quite natural that they hinged on class-A and its merits. But more questions were raised about higher power amplifiers that 'claimed' they were class-A designs. Many readers were flummoxed by claims of class-A power going all the way up to nearly 100 Watts, and that too in small, light packages; they wanted to know if it was really "pure class-A watts". Questions and doubts galore, mostly triggered by the hyped and honeyed ad copy and reviews in glossy hi-fi mags. Forget about 'respectable' brands playing such misleading games; even designers have, so sad to note, got onto the bandwagon with a big 'CLASS-A' banner on it! Do we really have the 'garden-variety' class-A, and the pristi...
