Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like?

They will go the way of cd players, in ten years no one will need them. Ralph and others perhaps have some time to cash in. He does not prefer his class D to his and many others tube amps. He won't fool me.

If he really prefers his class D amps to tube amps then he fools himself.

In any case, he is on this forum for business purposes, whatever he says - remember that.

Reduced size, weight and cost are not benefits at all - they make the amps look less substantial. Kind of toys.

Reduced heat is a plus, though, especially from ecological point of view.

 All the great recordings of 50s, 60s and some 70s were made with tube equipment, they will continue sounding their best with tube equipment. As for other recordings, well, this might eventually be different.

Not my area of interest, anyway, I will be listening to tubes. I am more interested in speakers' progress, and cables too.

No-one will remember this class D in twenty years, and no- one really needs it except a few fashionistas. But we do need a completely new amplification device to be invented, both tubes and transistors virtually exhausted their potential. This is one more commercial BS, this class D, similar to another cd reissue, slightly better or slightly worse than the previous one.

I hope Reel-to-Reel comeback will happen, even if the scope of it is limited. There is nothing like tape. 

Speaking of bass and guitar players, with tubes you can tune and fine tune the sound by tube rolling. And with SS, any class ?

Ralph, you don't deny that with either tubes or transistors there is not much room left for big improvement. As you say, it's mostly better parts quality.

That's a great looking thing, especially with tubes. I wish my next amp would look similar.