Bronal Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I spent a very enjoyable afternoon yesterday listening to my second system. It was only when I turned it off that I realised that I'd been listening to my Plinius power amp on the Class A/B setting instead of the Class A setting I normally use. I didn't notice any difference. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bronal said: I spent a very enjoyable afternoon yesterday listening to my second system. It was only when I turned it off that I realised that I'd been listening to my Plinius power amp on the Class A/B setting instead of the Class A setting I normally use. I didn't notice any difference. I think that counts as a blind test 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted December 8, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted December 8, 2019 Did your wife also not notice any difference from the next room 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, sir sanders zingmore said: Did your wife also not notice any difference from the next room Maybe she's the one that switched it. And, if she did it, say while dusting, and didn't know what the switch did anyway, then it's a double blind test. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 In that case you can save a bunch on your power bill by running only in Class AB now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wen Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 sounds like you wre enjoying the music 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The difference between A and A/B on my Marantz PM4 is night and day. The same was with my Marantz MA6's when I had them. In both cases,you would just not listen to Class A/B. Maybe your Class A/B has a very high bias level thats not really "Full" Class A and it runs into A/B. If you were listening at average SPL's then it most probably stayed in A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 @WimboThat's what I was thinking, that at low levels especially with such a power house of an amp, in AB it may have still been predominantly running in A anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlerunner Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 4 hours ago, aussievintage said: Maybe she's the one that switched it. And, if she did it, say while dusting, and didn't know what the switch did anyway, then it's a double blind test. If the cat did it...is that a triple blind test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMO Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) I owned a Marantz PM 80 SE and I generally preferred it running in class A/B than class A although the difference between the two was quite small . That was on a range of speakers. I have also owned other class A only amps and they did not sound better than some of my class A/B amps.More boring and lacking in vibrancy if anything. Edited December 8, 2019 by THOMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, needlerunner said: If the cat did it...is that a triple blind test? No it's feline intervention 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogie44 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, needlerunner said: If the cat did it...is that a triple blind test? You have a blind cat?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bronal said: I spent a very enjoyable afternoon yesterday listening to my second system. It was only when I turned it off that I realised that I'd been listening to my Plinius power amp on the Class A/B setting instead of the Class A setting I normally use. I didn't notice any difference. Hi Alan. Glad you had a nice time. However, since the amplifier was sighted..................................... Edited December 8, 2019 by rantan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Audio Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, JukKluk2 said: Off topic, I know, but....... Hey, @March Audio, is that for real, Alabny? Unless www.whereis.com is out to lunch, I suspect that you might be in Albany. When I was 4 years old, I cut my brother's finger off with an axe, out the back of the family home in Aberdeen Street in that very same town. (They successfully sewed it back on, should you be wondering.) Yes we have recently re-located from Perth to Albany. Beautiful countryside, great wildlife including roos in the garden. View from the office/workshop. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 2 hours ago, THOMO said: I owned a Marantz PM 80 SE and I generally preferred it running in class A/B than class A although the difference between the two was quite small . That was on a range of speakers. I have also owned other class A only amps and they did not sound better than some of my class A/B amps.More boring and lacking in vibrancy if anything. The PM80SE wasnt a very good amp IMO. Even though I sold them. Class A boring? What amps were those? I'm running a Class A/B amplifier at the moment and its great. But then, so are my Class A biased Mono's. Just need more grunt with the Gales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMO Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Wimbo said: The PM80SE wasnt a very good amp IMO. Even though I sold them. Class A boring? What amps were those? I'm running a Class A/B amplifier at the moment and its great. But then, so are my Class A biased Mono's. Just need more grunt with the Gales. I also owned a First Watt F5.That was boring/lacking in vibrancy even on lively sounding speakers.I borrowed a massive hot running Jean Hirage Le Monstre class A amp which was not boring at all but sounded very transitory so more like an old school class A/B in sound -a bit like an old Phase Linear in sound really.I also owned an HSA single ended class A amp that looked and acted like room heater and that sounded OK but nothing special. I have heard nothing to indicate that there is a typical class A sound and there are good and not so good sounding ones just like class A/B.The Accuphase class A amps certainly sound nice but so do their class A/B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, THOMO said: I also owned a First Watt F5.That was boring/lacking in vibrancy even on lively sounding speakers.I borrowed a massive hot running Jean Hirage Le Monstre class A amp which was not boring at all but sounded very transitory so more like an old school class A/B in sound -a bit like an old Phase Linear in sound really.I also owned an HSA single ended class A amp that looked and acted like room heater and that sounded OK but nothing special. I have heard nothing to indicate that there is a typical class A sound and there are good and not so good sounding ones just like class A/B.The Accuphase class A amps certainly sound nice but so do their class A/B. Damn, two opposites I find Accuphase overly controlled mild and boring. No get up and go. Mind you, I havent heard one for around 10 years, so maybe they have got better. Those other SS amp you mention sound like they are bad Negative feedback designs. I don't think the F5 was Passes best First Watter from memory. As a matter of fact, I don't even think he mentioned it in the interview with Steve Guttenberg. Got me mate. I'm heavily into Presence. If I have to sit down and listen, I've found the Class A amps that I've owned do this in spades. Except for Mark's Holton inspired 300 watter which I now own. Thats entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I think what we have here is personal preferences, even when we look for something similar it can still be a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Muon N' said: I think what we have here is personal preferences, even when we look for something similar it can still be a little different. In before someone comes and insists that tool [sic] says we all prefer the same sound. Edited December 8, 2019 by Ittaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ittaku said: In before someone comes and insists that tool [sic] says we all prefer the same sound. As sure as Trump likes cheeseburgers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMO Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Wimbo said: Damn, two opposites I find Accuphase overly controlled mild and boring. No get up and go. Mind you, I havent heard one for around 10 years, so maybe they have got better. Those other SS amp you mention sound like they are bad Negative feedback designs. I don't think the F5 was Passes best First Watter from memory. As a matter of fact, I don't even think he mentioned it in the interview with Steve Guttenberg. Got me mate. I'm heavily into Presence. If I have to sit down and listen, I've found the Class A amps that I've owned do this in spades. Except for Mark's Holton inspired 300 watter which I now own. Thats entertainment. Yes I love presence too.You should try to hear a Bakoon amplifier as they have heaps of it and sound remarkably vivid and 'lit up from within" and yet also smooth and natural.And they are class A/B although the Satri circuit is unique ,uses no negative feedback and is also current drive so is a long way from your typical class A/B.A bit more like a SET really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzzy Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 25 minutes ago, Muon N' said: As sure as Trump likes cheeseburgers I wonder if he likes El Maco's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 50 minutes ago, Hazzzy said: I wonder if he likes El Maco's Nope! They're Mexican, over the wall with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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