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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?
mglik

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grannyring
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Yes the D train is real.  No noise, what is the model of that Yamaha int amp? 

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@ricevs 

Are you 100% percent sure the Rouge ICE amplifiers will sound the same, as good, as the Legacy amplifiers that Doug reviewed? Have you seen inside the Legacy amps? Is it possible they have performed some upgrades or other power supply changes etc? 
Looking at the Rouge amplifier now.  Thanks! 
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Some pretty misinformed posts here that frankly surprise me. It seems like common sense to understand not all amps, of any class,  can be given a broad brush assessment of being lacking. Oh my. 
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