Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what?


I am certainly biased by my lifetime final amp being a Class D. But I know that after 30+ years of development, Class D seems to be on a high plain. I know there are now many, many companies focusing on Class D and, maybe, a good handful already as good as it gets. My Class D amp is as smooth and beautifully musical as a great tube amp and as punchy and detailed as a great SS amp. I am satisfied and done with my search. A class D amp has effectively taken me off the amp merry-go-round. It’s about time after 50 years. And, for me, this Class D is a milestone. Will all other classes of amps fade away?
mglik

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Heard so many amps with class d. Auditioned a lot of them past years, there was always something missing, always, the sound seemed just .......lifeless? I don’t know.....when switched to an a/b Amp in the listening room, same source,  cables, speakers, just the amp was switched over, ...the definition of each instrument, came to life, guitars were more detailed, vocals, high’s ......it all came together, while the D seemed veiled, or,.....just missing the sparkle, or depth of a class A/a/b amplifier. 
 Just my opinion to my ears, and how I feel.
    After 24 hours of warm up, my system, still makes me shutter, and the hair stands up on my arms, and my scalp gets tingly When the first minute of a song plays. 
If you love D, great, hope they are reliable for 30 years. 
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