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What does class AB trade against class B?

  • A.A little efficiency for much lower distortion
  • B.A little distortion for much better efficiency
  • C.Output power for a wider bandwidth
  • D.Bandwidth for a lower output impedance

Answer: A

Biasing the devices into slight conduction costs a small standing current and a few per cent of efficiency, and removes the crossover step that dominates class B's distortion at low levels. The trade runs the other way from the second option. Bandwidth and output impedance are unaffected. A class defined by a conduction angle just over half a cycle exists purely to take that trade, which is why it is the standard choice for audio. Checking the units of each quantity catches a wrong formula before the arithmetic begins.

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