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The Truth about Modern Class D

All my amps right now are Class D. ICEpower in the living room, and NAD D 3020 in the bedroom.

I’ve had several audiophiles come to my home and not one has ever said "Oh, that sounds like Class D."

Having said this, if I could afford them AND had the room, I’d be tempted to switch for a pair of Ayre monoblocks or Conrad Johnson Premiere 12s and very little else.

I’m not religious about Class D. They sound great for me, low power, easy to hide, but if a lot of cash and the need to upgrade ever hits me, I could be persuaded.

The point: Good modern Class D amps just sound like really good amplifiers, with the usual speaker/source matching issues.

You don’t have to go that route, but it’s time we shrugged off the myths and descriptions of Class D that come right out of the 1980’s.
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There are many excellent Class D amps out there. To say good class D is bright means you are not very well versed in quality class D. I have the Danish built Gato 400S  which has a Very natural character musical with nice image depth.
Mark Levinson, Jeff Roland , And a bunch of others have custom. 
Built  Analog input as well as output stages. These amps are all
in the $6k or better range . Their distortion is far lower ,run cooler 
and no where as heavy . Unless you have heard the best digital 
from at least 4 Tom name brands then you can’t speak with any 
valid experience . As all Audiophilesit is just your opinion.
these Class -A rated amps or preamps have arrived .research 
digital has indeed arrived including recordings  when done properly.
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