Indeed the class A stage can operate on it's own but it's not designed to. It's been done merely for demonstration purposes to 'prove' there's a fully functional class A stage which is in the "lead". Class A stage can be seen as the operator at the steering wheel and the class D stage is adding the power steering. This certainly should not be confused with the type of class A/AB amplifiers that can play up to 'x' watt in pure class A mode before switching to class AB operation.
A Devialet 400 can indeed output 6/8 * 400 = 300W per channel in 8 ohm.
A Devialet 400 can indeed output 6/8 * 400 = 300W per channel in 8 ohm.
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