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Originally posted by Kevin C Brown:

Antique Sound Lab MG-SI15DT Integrated Tube Amplifier - Single Ended, Pure Class A Operation

Rated Power: 5 Watts RMS Per Channel into 8 Ohms in Triode Mode, 15 Watts RMS Per Channel in Tetrode Mode


Kevin:

Again you are taking an extreme example. I actually have a single ended class"A" triode amp that I use for my tweeters, and I get .04% distortion from it at levels below the onset of clipping. A class "A" single ended triode amp has an _exetemely_ broad 'knee' of the onset of distortion. Below that 'knee' the distortion is _much_ less. With a single ended triode amp, you could measure 20% or more distortion if you pushed it hard enough. IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU MEASURE THE DISTORTION!