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Butler Monad A 100

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Does anyone know how Butler Audio get 100w class A out of a 300B tube in their new Moad A 100 pure class A amp. There was quick blirb with a picture in the latest Stereophile. 100w class A out a single 300B is a pretty steep claim. It would be interesting to see how they accomplish this feet.
 

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> how Butler Audio get 100w class A out of a 300B

Butler's recent kick has been "Tube driven". Look at their 375-watt half-breadbox car amps "using" a 6SL7.
http://www.butleraudio.com/tdb575.php

The Monad specs say:
Power Output:
Minimum 100 Watts RMS @ 8 Ohms
128 Watts, RMS typical @ 8 Ohms
200 Watts, RMS typical @ 4 Ohms
http://www.butleraudio.com/esoteric.php

Clearly these are big piles of BJTs/MOSFETs with a tube in front.
 
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