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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?
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devilboy
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The "R"word gets thrown around so much anymore it loses its weight. A cloudy day is a result of systemic racism for Pete’s sake.

Anyway, I LOVE my Wyred 750 LE. Yes, I even enjoy it more than my previous First Watt F7.
I know that’s not going to go over well with most but it is what it is.

I noticed my electric bill went significantly higher with the F7. A lot of times I leave the house two or three times in the day and I really don’t feel like shutting an amplifier off. If it’s class A, I certainly don’t feel like leaving it on for days. With my Wyred, I can.

devilboy
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@johnkent3  Lol. It certainly seems that way anymore.
I don't understand all the hatred for class D. I've had a number over the years and all were outstanding in some ways and needed improvement in others, just like any other amp. The same can be said for every tube amp, Class A and AB amps I've had over the years. No amplifier is perfect. 

Last night I was listening to my system and shaking my head in disbelief and loving every minute... with my class D amplifier.
devilboy
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Every class of amplification and every amplifier itself, has advantages and disadvantages. Class A, AB, D, tube amps, single ended triode, etc. There are things that my current class D amplifier excels in that my previous First Watt F7, Almarro a318b, E.A.R. 890 and others did not and vice versa.

In the end, amplifiers are like women:
Which one do you want to live with on a day-to-day basis without annoying you to the point where you have to move on to something else?
Which one has so many positives that you are willing to put up with the negatives?

It’s the same thing.
devilboy
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This thread is going nowhere.
devilboy
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@yoby  Thank you.
devilboy
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@erik_squires  agreed.
devilboy
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@b_limo  I'm not sure that class D is going to "take over", as you say, but it's definitely getting better and better.
devilboy
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@thecarpathian  Yes! Meant to type that while class D may not take over, it's getting better and better. Sorry, I misspoke.
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