just looking at the blade ice website and looked at the new a class amps :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: £3000 click me (http://www.bladeice.com/truampaclass.htm)

ouch!!

nice looking amp but £3000!!!

hehe, I want I want I want :D

I would prefer a smaller foot print, but what an amp :) I may not be a fan of some of the Blade Ice gear, but my god Am's got some quality there :D

Well I've got a Hammer and its the dogs genitals it's also one of the smallest amps they make

Jesus, I love my T-03, it's an incredible piece of kit, but this Class A looks unbelievable.

15% efficiency on Class A, that's unbelievable. How does that rate with other Class A's ?

Would this amp be a huge drain on electrical systems ? and would it run all day without any problems ?

ok to fund one of these i have the following for sale:

2X arm
2X leg
1X kidney
1X lung
1X family (including 1 brother, 2 parents, 4 grandparents and i'll throw in a pet of your choice) - very good example, little use, only one of its kind

open to realistic offers

i want 1, i want 1, i want 1 :love: :love: :love:

Jesus, I love my T-03, it's an incredible piece of kit, but this Class A looks unbelievable.

15% efficiency on Class A, that's unbelievable. How does that rate with other Class A's ?

Would this amp be a huge drain on electrical systems ? and would it run all day without any problems ?

Good questions, not one i can answer as my background on Class A amps is little hazy :o

looks gorgoeus...but i think tryin to save for a deposit on a house is slightly more appropriate...lol

Class A outputs are always dire efficiency. They either dump the power into the case or into the load, the current requirements do not change much with input signal.

15% is not bad.

indeed.

the harder you run a class A the cooler it runs.

HOWEVER - as this is one of the switching amps then i assume it automatically switches to A/B over a certain power output which is more sensible for a car useage.

Looks like it switches over to AB after 25wrms at 4 ohms..

Still very impressive though, most class a's used to switch at 15wrms.. (I think)

What's confused me about these Autoswitching amps, is the wonder of whether or not, on dynamic music running quickly above, and below that 25wrms mark, are you not going to notice is switching backwards and forwards between class A, and A/B?

Its not really a case of switching between the two. The output stage is identical.

Unless the designer was a total moron (which I doubt) then the transition will be utterly noiseless.

Not to forget 25wrms of pure Class A amplification equals to quite alot of class a/b power!

Same like with regards to pure tube amp, 2x18wrms is like 2x125wmrs of class a/b (not approximations but you get the jist)