Is D for Dry? Class D...

@chronicle... Sorry, my preamp is a Mcintosh C220 tube hybrid.  Note that the mains are crossed over to a pair of subwoofers, first order, beginning at 80Hz, so the amp sees attenuated levels in the bottom two octaves. Lots of headroom.

My back and I love our Class D Arion Audio S-500 amp. Not dry at all.  Neutral and squeeky clean top to bottom.  YMMV, but never underestimate the ability of a talented designer to get the sound he wants from any topology.

@chronicle... I went from a trouble-plagued but highly regarded class a/b amp that weighed 64 lbs and was rated at 150 watts/channel to my Arion, rated at 500 watts/channel. In my case, this was no compromise for lighter weight. Dynamics, soundstage and especially neutrality all improved significantly. Best of all, a lower-treble/upper-midrange peak that could get nasty disappeared. For years, I thought it was from my room or my loudspeakers. But it was my "liquid sounding" Class A/B amp all along.  I have been digging my system with the Class D Arion amp for over a year now.  Absolutely love it.  I am fairly sure I could not beat it for the money.

@chronicle.. I have the S-500, a single chassis stereo amp. The other amps are a mono block and a mono block with a tube input stage. I have heard the mono blocks with the tube input stage, and they did sound warmer and smoother, but the system context was completely different. You might be able to get a home trial of this amp. Mike Kalellis designed and builds them. He is very talented, and a heck of a nice guy. Call and speak with him.

@mapman As you know, I own the Ohm Walsh 2000s for 11 years now.  A great match with my class D amp, and a great value, IMHO, at full retail.  Used and fully broken in makes them a no brainer, IMO.