Eu directives and power amps

Just curious but if the EU Electrical efficiency directives become law (which looks like they will) does that mean that class A and valve amps will no longer be available??
Does that mean that class D amps will be the future of Hi-Fi??
Has the industry grasped the implications.
i cant see Hi-Fi being excempted..
so whats the future hold...
or have i totally misconstrued this legeslation..
EuP directive

 

It would be nice if they also insisted that speakers have a sensitivity of 100 dB/W or more to discourage the use of unnecessarily powerful & complicated amplifiers.
Anything over perhaps 3 watts becoming illegal.
'twould be very fine!

 

that would be too bad, some friends of mine would than be allowed to use only halves of 6C33Cs in their daaaamn fine SETs:MILD:

 

i think your both missing the point.
Both valves and class A amps are very ineficient based on energy drawn against output.
Even if all speakers were super sensitive a 3watt valve amp still wont meet the requirements.
Class D is 95% efficient and tho i dont know the exact requirement of the legeslation its likely to be at least 75% which makes valves and class A s/s redundent!!

 

I get the point but am not being entirely serious. However, encouraging the development of speakers which require less power is arguably as much of a green issue as amplifier 'efficiency'.