I recently aquired an A-1000 amp with auto Class A.
I have been interested in trying Class A amps but have been too expensive. There's been alot of buzz on Class A lately so I thought of jumping in.
After cleaning it up with deoxit, I hooked it up to my Cornwalls for a listen. In class AB mode, it sounded great. It sounded close to the Nakamichi SR-4A I had there. I then switched it to class A mode. I could not tell a difference from AB mode. I listened at different volume settings. Still sounded the same.
I thought class A was supposed to be more open and detailed. Perhaps I got a worn out unit. It definitely heated up more in class A mode. I like the sound of the amp but wasn't an improvement in class A mode. Perhaps CA-1000 would be better.
Was I caught up in the hype of Class A amps? Is the magic only on tube units? I like the A-1000 enough to keep it.
Was my expectations of Class A SS amps too ambitious? I want to give Class A another try. Perhaps I should save up the cash for a First Watt amp instead.
Looking for any thoughts or opinions.
Thanks
I have been interested in trying Class A amps but have been too expensive. There's been alot of buzz on Class A lately so I thought of jumping in.
After cleaning it up with deoxit, I hooked it up to my Cornwalls for a listen. In class AB mode, it sounded great. It sounded close to the Nakamichi SR-4A I had there. I then switched it to class A mode. I could not tell a difference from AB mode. I listened at different volume settings. Still sounded the same.
I thought class A was supposed to be more open and detailed. Perhaps I got a worn out unit. It definitely heated up more in class A mode. I like the sound of the amp but wasn't an improvement in class A mode. Perhaps CA-1000 would be better.
Was I caught up in the hype of Class A amps? Is the magic only on tube units? I like the A-1000 enough to keep it.
Was my expectations of Class A SS amps too ambitious? I want to give Class A another try. Perhaps I should save up the cash for a First Watt amp instead.
Looking for any thoughts or opinions.
Thanks