In Reply to: You're welcome to believe what you pleas posted by E-Stat on July 28, 2018 at 16:11:44:
Nelson Pass makes Class A amps too, in his First Watt lineup.
What Tre' is saying is that although Class AB amps can technically operate in Class A mode within the constraints of bias, they will not be operating optimally in Class A.
Say you compare a Class AB amp that is Class A to 10W to a Class A amp rated at 10W. The Class A amp will have superior distortion specifications because it would be optimized for Class A, with higher bias as needed.
So a Class AB amp operating in Class A mode will have inferior performance compared to a Class A amp. If quality Class A performance is demanded, then a Class A amp is required.
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Follow Ups
- RE: You're welcome to believe what you pleas - BenM 07/28/1817:35:47 07/28/18 (10)
- I don't understand this argument - Dave_K 07:08:34 07/30/18 (4)
- RE: I don't understand this argument - Tre' 07:54:59 07/30/18 (3)
- RE: I don't understand this argument - Dave_K 09:23:20 07/30/18 (2)
- Theory vs Practice - BenM 14:27:27 07/30/18 (0)
- RE: I don't understand this argument - Tre' 09:38:08 07/30/18 (0)
- RE: You're welcome to believe what you pleas - E-Stat 21:08:46 07/28/18 (3)
- RE: You're welcome to believe what you pleas - Tre' 22:32:12 07/28/18 (2)
- RE: You're welcome to believe what you pleas - E-Stat 05:30:17 07/29/18 (1)
- RE: You're welcome to believe what you pleas - Tre' 07:02:57 07/29/18 (0)
- Exactly. Thank you. (nt) - Tre' 20:09:10 07/28/18 (0)