I've been in this hobby 50+ years..I've owned them all.Class A Single Ended Tubes,Class A Single Ended SS,Class A/B PP Tubes & SS,Class A Hybrid & Class A/B Hybrid & I will admit,I WAS a Class snob!
Recently,in preparation for a move across the planet,I've sold off everything, & now my sole & only amp is the WONDERFUL,Class D,Creek 4040a driving tiny little ProAc Tablette Anniversaries via Tellurium Q Black II cables...
In the same room I once had large 3 way tower speakers or Harbeth M30.2Xd speakers,driven by any one of the above mentioned amps,I now revel in the mighty mouse sized expatriate system that will most likely take me to my grave(yea I am OLDDDD)...
In all honesty with myself & you the OP,the Creek is as lucid & organic as any of the Class A SE amps,images & stages as well as any of the all tube amps and,has BASS that just absolutely blows me away..The miniscule ProAcs,with a modicum of volume,pump out bass that absolutely defies the laws of physics!DEEP,tight,textured & detailed beyond any & all my expectations!
REGRETS?
ABSOLUTELY none!
If there are moments while I listen I wonder,did something sound as good as I had it in the past,I walk over & pick up the less than 5 lb.amp & marvel at the beautiful Rosewood finish on speakers I can fit in a shoebox with room for cables left over..From a performance standpoint I see it as a sideways move that netted me size & weight benefits that I will absolutely be grateful for as the few remaining years I have left come & go...Oh & did I mention I banked several thousand $ from the downsizing!
Has anyone switched from Class AB/A to Class D? Was it better? Was it worse?
I heard a class D amp the other day (Lyngdorf) and it sounded really good. I liked the minimalism of it also. But, I need to own a amp for a couple of months to really know if I like it or not. I don't like room correction ether, so I just liked the sound without that.
Curious, has anyone ever switched from a class AB or class A amp to a class D amp? If so, did you regret it? Was it a downgrade in sound? Or was it upgrade in sound?