Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll

Has anyone successfully used class D amps with 16 ohm rated speakers?

I've tried a few versions of the cheap Sonic Impact amps as well as the Sharp SD-EX111 mini system with such and the sound of the mid's on up is odd/wrong.

Both were fine with 8 ohm rated wide band single drivers I use, as well as with a conventional  2-way 8 ohm speaker.

I balked at purchasing a recently discounted/cheap Class D integrated amp with "room correction" capabilitys because of this, but also because of the software/hardware required to use the "RC".

Anyone else use Class D to run 16 ohm speakers?

DeKay

Clio and Ralph:

Thanks for the feedback.

The D amps are pretty old (maybe 20 years).

I may try adding an 8 ohm wire-wound to the Sharp as It's set up now @ the computer.

I haven't seen the Sonic Impact's for years - not certain if I kept them.

I'm down to one Sharp system now (2 died and I gave 2 away).

Class D is good for the spare bed/computer room as it has a large wall to wall window and no air conditioning.

DeKay

Ralph:

The Sharp sounds more than decent with 4/8 ohm speakers (the super cheap Sonic Impacts were always odd sounding and I even tried powering them with batteries).

This is coming from someone who has been using DH/SET 300B/2A3 amps (Audion/Bottlehead) for the past 20 years.

The Sharp's were a goof (purchased 5 of them on closeout for $75/each mainly for gifts, but ended up liking it).

I didn't even realize that the Sharp was Class D until recently upon looking it up.

http://www.laaudiofile.com/sdex111.html

DeKay