I've owned class A/B from the likes of Carver and Marantz and upgraded to class D to get more power. There are subtle differences in the sound but not enough to bother me either way. The class D, I own and can recommend are the Peachtree Nova series and Nord's ICE1200AS2 based amps. I have the Nord in my main system paired with a tube pre-amp and it's a match made in heaven.
Mark
Mark