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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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rixthetrick
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Keep your Dingos away from him
What does that even mean?
@georgehifi - I read the book written by the Chamberlain's lawyer, and learnt a lot about Dingos, they are most closely related (genetically) to the timber wolf. Highly intelligent is accurate. I've only ever seen them in zoos, never in the wild, even when I drove around Oz.
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@georgehifi - wouldn’t it depend on the original rating at 8ohms, the power supply rating that feeds the class D modules?

I’m not pretending to know, I’m just posing the question: if the power supply is engineered to supply enough current at 1ohms impedance seen by the amplifier, where is the limitation?
Could it not be possible, to double to 1ohm?
Is it a lack of efficientcy, I mean there’s less loss by creating heat.

It might be a lengthy topic to answer, if you know of an article I could read about it perhaps?
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@georgehifi - to be clear here, I saw the post after mine (above this) and I wasn't be combative, I was giving you the benefit of the doubt.

I know a bit more than Ohms laws, so I have genuine interest as to the limitations. Which there very well may be.
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