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In Reply to: Sony TA-A1ES Class A Integrated vs Rogue Cronus Magnum KT120 Integrated - pics posted by AbeCollins on July 23, 2014 at 22:20:08:
I am sure that it sounds ok but Class A it is not. If it drew 300 watts continuously with what little heat sinks it has it would get really hot. It probably draws 300 watts Max.
From WhatHifi:
On a practical note, it does tend to run rather warm when pushed hard, so make sure it has enough ventilation around it when placed in an equipment support.
Class AB with probably a lowish bias given the heat sink sizes I have seen from pictures of the guts.
JA from Stereophile notes in many of his amp test measurements that Class AB amps get thermally maximally stressed at continuous 1/3rd power. Some he has tested actually break in that test.
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- Sony Class A, think not - morricab 11:04:04 07/24/14 (31)
- RE: Sony Class A, think not - AbeCollins 15:10:04 07/24/14 (30)
- Agree: Sony Class A, think not - TheBrewmaster 21:51:09 07/25/14 (0)
- RE: Sony Class A, think not - morricab 15:22:09 07/25/14 (9)
- RE: Sony Class A, think not - AbeCollins 16:03:53 07/25/14 (8)
- RE: Sony Class A, think not - morricab 07:36:34 07/26/14 (7)
- RE: Sony Class A, think not - AbeCollins 09:14:56 07/26/14 (6)
- bryston.... - wangmr 01:41:17 08/03/14 (4)
- RE: bryston.... - morricab 04:16:49 08/03/14 (3)
- RE: bryston....thanks and what are your thoughts.... - wangmr 01:49:51 08/04/14 (2)
- RE: bryston....thanks and what are your thoughts.... - morricab 10:33:28 08/05/14 (1)
- thanks for elaboration of thoughts [n.t.a.] - wangmr 02:08:40 08/06/14 (0)
- RE: Sony Class A, think not - morricab 23:59:43 07/27/14 (0)
- Huge transformer and heat sinks aren't what make Class A - Feanor 05:50:59 07/25/14 (18)
- RE: Huge transformer and heat sinks aren't what make Class A - morricab 15:27:17 07/25/14 (0)
- True... - AbeCollins 07:29:46 07/25/14 (16)
- Yes, seems to be so - Feanor 08:42:30 07/25/14 (15)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - morricab 15:31:40 07/25/14 (13)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - AbeCollins 16:12:57 07/25/14 (12)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - rick_m 08:41:58 07/26/14 (0)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - morricab 07:44:54 07/26/14 (7)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - AbeCollins 10:15:29 07/27/14 (6)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - morricab 11:44:39 07/27/14 (5)
- KR has become exceedingly expensive - KeithR 21:22:41 08/05/14 (1)
- RE: KR has become exceedingly expensive - morricab 02:27:04 08/06/14 (0)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - AbeCollins 12:51:17 07/27/14 (2)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - TubeDriver 11:13:18 07/28/14 (0)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - morricab 00:29:53 07/28/14 (0)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - Disbeliever 23:56:07 07/25/14 (2)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - AbeCollins 02:51:05 07/26/14 (1)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - Disbeliever 07:20:58 07/26/14 (0)
- RE: Yes, seems to be so - AbeCollins 09:22:10 07/25/14 (0)