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RE: Considering A Change In Electronics? Any Recommendations?

Posted by LtMandella on April 30, 2022 at 13:55:29:
Class A single ended? Properly done that topology eliminates all the typical downsides of SS amps and avoids the hassles of finding and replacing tubes.

Even the lower powered PASS amp camp amps have a reputation for being muscular when configured as parallel mono, exactly doubling power from 8 to 4 ohms.

And their listening tests are renowned. I might use a tube preamp with even a Class A single ended SS power amp. But that is for the added harmonics, not harshness when it comes to class a single ended.