Tecamp Puma 500 Class A/B or D?

[Jaybeevee]

just curious. I'm looking to sell my Puma 500 212 combo, and was taking pics and found, on sticker on the back of the amp that it states 'class A/B Poweramp technology'.

It's a made in Germany combo I think whilst Thomas Eich was still at the company.. 

I always thought (assumed) these were class D and have read reviews as such.

I'm just curious really, but anyone shed any light. Are all Puma's class A/B, were they but became class D??

[warwickhunt]

I bought a Puma 212 combo when they had a fire sale of Tech stuff in the UK and I'm 99% that it was a Class D power section! 

 

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The weight would certainly point toward Class D.  

Edited May 12, 2022 by warwickhunt

[Jaybeevee]

Yup,  i thought so too..

Edited May 12, 2022 by Jaybeevee

[fretmeister]

Earlier ones were A/B.

Then they swapped to D.

I don't know when it happened but I've seen a few of both. 

 

If you find Thomas Eich on social media he usually answers questions about his stuff.

[Jaybeevee]

2 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Earlier ones were A/B.

Then they swapped to D.

I don't know when it happened but I've seen a few of both. 

 

If you find Thomas Eich on social media he usually answers questions about his stuff.

There you go then.. Cheers

[pete.young]

The depth of the unit went from 2U to 1U when they changed the power module to class D. I think all the Puma combos, certainly the ones with 'double height' amps, were A/B . I have a Puma 110 combo with the A/B sticker as above.