A few years ago Audio Research released a number of Class D amps. I only listened to a couple of models very briefly so I don't have any personal experience but I recall they got pretty good reviews. It seemed that if an established and quality company was making a move in this direction it warranted serious attention. I was not in the market for a new amp at the time but I did follow vicariously their class D product line and thought this might be something I would be interested in down the road a bit. Apparently they have since abandoned this technology and have concentrated their focus entirely on tubes. I can only assume there was not a large enough market for these digital amps. Anyone have any experience with any of these amps or know more about why they dropped them from their product line?
High End Amp Price Collapse musings
If Class D amplification becomes accepted by audiophiles there should be a glut of high end amps (Krell, Levinson, Pass etc) becoming available on the used market at prices a fraction of what they are now.
Think CRT TV when the flat panels began emerging.I think Ill hold off on a new/used amp purchase for a little while. Maybe I will bet a Boulder.
Has any one else considered this?