If you have read an amplifier review or looked at the specifications for one, the chances are that you have come across a term such as ‘Class A/B’. In fact, this is just one of a number of different amplifier classes, the most common being Class A, Class A/B and Class D.
Most amps have the same basic building blocks in their electronic design. They typically use transistors as the core amplification component along with a supporting cast of resistors, capacitors, inductors, wires and transformers to