I suggest you learn much more about basic output tube behaviour before
you shoot your mouth off
by saying that " Class A has nothing to do with dissipation either. "



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The dissipation is only related to the output power. A Class A amp
does not need a particular fraction of plate dissipation to be used in
order to classify as A. Examples are not needed, symbolic notation
will be fine.

The amp is defined by its behaviour. The bias that goes from 360-
degree conduction to something closer to 180 gets labled AB. Iff it
can maintain 360 degree conduction it gets the A.

Since it's usually quality over max power choices that run to class A
designs, the marketers decide to appropriate it for their own in AB
designs. You remember the advertisements general content( reference
Andre's comments on the Vellman ).

B is supposedly 180 degree, but given cut-off bunching, none are that
small. Why not have this discussion about the differences between AB
and B?
cheers,
Douglas