Class A amplifier choice, need suggestions

Don't forget about the rarest (and ultra high quality) Class A amps (at least in the US), Gryphon has been making strictly class A for a lot of years and now they have a massive class A model as well as a more massive class AB. If you want a room heater, this is what you need.

I just found out that Plinius amps work in class A to the whole rated power into 8 Ohms. Into 4 ohms they switch to class B depending on the power needs.

Marakanetz

Where did you learn this about the Plinius?

thanks

Phil

to be more precise SA series work in class A at whole rated power in to 8 ohms. that i learned from the manufacturer. i 90% tend to believe due to their huge massiveness of the chasis and real worm sound.

Correction: The Pass 600 idles at 600 watts giving it 150 watts of Class A. I used them on 4 ohm Apogee speakers without budging past the idle current flow even at high decibles. I'm using it on the 1 ohm Apogee Scintilla now, and at moderately loud volume, it still doesn't move beyond class A. When I crank it way up, yes it does move to B on heavy transients, and I don't detect a difference, the amp runs so clean.