Class A up to 500mW I believe, then it transitions to A/B. Schiitâs Continuity circuitry they talk up is their way of smoothing that transition, FWIW.
@Shinidoshi be careful with that âClass A magicâ thinking. Class A amps can be warm, wide, and smooth (Schiitâs designs often lean this way) or they can be more neutral to bright and aggressive (GS-X Mini, for example).
Ah okay, good to know. I have already made the switch from the Magnius to the JDS Labs EL 2 amp. Iâm loving that amp so far, and 1.3 wpc is good enough to drive my current lineup. Perhaps it will drive the planar headphones I plan to get: the Sundaras and Dekoni Blue.
If I want more power, Iâll most likely get the Asgard 3, cuz I donât want to deal with balanced cables anymore Who knows, maybe Schiit will unleash an Asgard 4, and it has 1 watt of Class A Magic? Or perhaps a front-facing switch?
But if I do get the Asgard, what happens to my EL 2 amp? Do I just box it in and store it away? Or is there a way I could use both?
I can confirm 1 watt (for example: JDS Atom amp) is enough for T50RPs (I have T50RPs and the JDS Atom). Asgard 3 is 3.5W RMS per channel @ 32 ohms. Donât get caught in the âbut itâs not real class Aâ. As far as I know, nothing is âreal class Aâ anyway⌠unless you buy an AVR from the 80s, lol.
A Class A power amplifier is one in which the output current flows for the entire cycle of the AC input supply.
Its as simple as this.
The real or preceivd differences are usually tied to whether the amp is direct coupled or not and selected values of components that might influence the amp,
I thought @lost33 's point was class A or not it doesnât matter as itâs only a design choice, and has no indication as to what an amp might sound like, but thatâs only my understanding
Until you realize youâre wrong and the RNHP isnât Class A (lol) or other amps that are advertised as Class A but arenât, lol.
What I meant is, at this price point (300$ for the Asgard 3?), most, if not all, the âClass Aâ things arenât actually Class A. Theyâre âClass A/Bâ or whatever, say theyâre âClass Aâ but donât even get hot (like the 90$ SMSL sAp-1 â even if it plugs straight into the wall and someone told me 80% of whatâs inside is for power), etc. The Asgard 2 was Class A, but probably not worth it, because a lot of people are hyping the Asgard 3 as âtoo good for the priceâ â for the same price. Itâs like they started at 3: I never heard about the Asgard 2 here in more than one year.
RebelAmp is (apparently?) 100% Class A, but is 500$. GSX Mini is also Class A, but almost 2000$. Singxer SA-1 appears to be Class A but also 600$. Weâre on the Schiit Magnius thread. Magnius is 199$.
Some amps are Class A âall the timeâ some are not.
The amps that are not all the time are still Class A amps in the area that they are operating in âClass Aâ.
Who knows, maybe Schiit will unleash an Asgard 4, and it has 1 watt of Class A Magic? Or perhaps a front-facing switch? 
