Studio 22+ are Class A correct?

[GD_NC]

I'm pretty sure it's class A. (but not 100% sure) The Studio Caliber (DC-2) is a Class A for certain, so I think it's a good bet that the .22 Cal was too.

The last few I've seen for sale were in the $425-500 range. That seems to be the virtual floor for any amp with Mesa/Boogie on the front. DC-2s, DC-3s, .22 and .50/50+ all seem to fall close to range lately. Maybe a little more for a really clean one.

 

[Kortlanda]

Well, it is labelled Pure Class A but I really think it is hot biased class AB (fixed bias). I´ve got one too by the way, and I think it is a great sounding amp. I replaced the stock speaker with a Celestion Blue which was an improvement IMO. Also have a Lonestar Special equipped with a Weber Blue Dog 30W Alnico.

 

[MrMarkIII]

I'm pretty sure it's class A. (but not 100% sure) The Studio Caliber (DC-2) is a Class A for certain, so I think it's a good bet that the .22 Cal was too.

The last few I've seen for sale were in the $425-500 range. That seems to be the virtual floor for any amp with Mesa/Boogie on the front. DC-2s, DC-3s, .22 and .50/50+ all seem to fall close to range lately. Maybe a little more for a really clean one.

The DC-2 is Dyna-Watt, but not Class A. Still sounds great, especially dimed through an EVM Thiele. Rawk!

 

[Monsta-Tone]

It's worth $450 in mods and repairs!

'Wink's as god as a nudge to a blind man eh?' :lol:


The drawing shows that they are fixed bias, not cathode biased. So, I guess the answer would be no.

 

[tiktok]

"Pure Class A" isn't Class A. I believe the only amp Boogie ever made that would truly run in Class A was the Lonestar.

 

[GD_NC]

Sorry for the bad info on the DC-2!

Check out this paper from Randall on the MB website it pretty much address all Class A questions. http://www.mesaboogie.com/US/Smith/MESA_Class_A_Booklet.pdf