Who are the competitors for good class A amplifiers?

[MarcelNL]

Try get the right j-fet's (specc'ed as in the schematic) and build a Le Monstre (design by Jean Hiraga), it was my first DIY project...beware watch out, you can spotweld with the PSU....I imagine it's 7 Amps in class A are enough and it should be able to cope with 2 Ohms,

Best transistor amp Iever heard, switched to tubes long ago but still..

 

I can recommend the Saliny active rectifier which I reckon will work a treat in that circuit.

 

[MarcelNL]

2 minutes ago, feelingears said:

Just FWIW, my Pass XA25 runs warm, never hot. "Space heaters" they are not, not even close! But I only listen at 70-75db. I can rest my hand on the heatsink fins just fine. My networking electronics and fancy power supplies are hotter, although I can still rest my hand on the top surface.

if it's a class A it'll consume full power regardles of to what volume you crank the music up.