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Excess heat is an attribute of any amp that operates in Class A, which the HeadAmp amps are typically biased to. The "wasting of electricity" is called that because a Class A circuit is "always on" so to speak, whether there's an input signal or not.
The Gilmore Lite does get pretty warm, and the GS-1 should achieve roughly the same heat level too. The only reason the GS-1 might not feel as warm to the touch is probably because of the larger chassis that has a much larger internal ambient air-space that heat can radiate around in.
| Originally Posted by trb36 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Zorander mentioned that the Gilmore Lite gets pretty hot and wastes electricity - does the GS-1 get hot as well? Thanks. |
Excess heat is an attribute of any amp that operates in Class A, which the HeadAmp amps are typically biased to. The "wasting of electricity" is called that because a Class A circuit is "always on" so to speak, whether there's an input signal or not.
The Gilmore Lite does get pretty warm, and the GS-1 should achieve roughly the same heat level too. The only reason the GS-1 might not feel as warm to the touch is probably because of the larger chassis that has a much larger internal ambient air-space that heat can radiate around in.
