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Nov 27, 2017 at 14:15 comment added G36 If you disconnect the Q1 base or remove the input signal source. Q1 will be cut-off and Q2 will be fully ON. Hence Q4 is OFF. And Q7 will be in saturation and the output voltage will reach positive saturation voltage Vout_max = Vcc - 0.2V - 2Vbe. No crossover distortion will occur.
Nov 27, 2017 at 13:57 comment added lucenzo97 Ok, I get the degeneration thing but why isn't the base of Q1 biased to set Q point of operation? If it is not set then the crossover distortion occurs and amplifier wouldn't work properly.
Nov 26, 2017 at 21:46 history answered Marko Buršič CC BY-SA 3.0