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Warm Class D for horns?

Hello to all,

Recently  was researching about the evolution of class d amplifiers, for what I understood the most advances around are the Hypex N Core, ICE, Pascal, and appears that also some manufacturers are developing their own Class D amps, like Spec from japan for example and Devialet from France for example..

I understood this right? This is what is happening?

The whole point of make evolving the Class D amplification is to make they sound more warm?

I'm panning to build a 3 way loudspeakers, radial horn, super horn tweeter, and woofer, at first I was considering just use Class D for the 12" woofer, but what about Class D amp for the horns and super tweeter, anyone using?

Let's talk about this, would like to know more how Class D evolved over the years and who are the manufacturers that are on the vanguard fo design of this amplification topology...

Oh.. Class D analog, Class D digital... never found a consensus, if Class D can be analog to..

Thanks!
cosmicjazz

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mapman
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I also have two Bel Canto Class D amps that use more recent and prior generation Icepower modules.    I've used them with various speakers.   I love them to death.  I would not call them inherently warm.   Maybe a tad with some speakers like the Dynaudios I had for awhile but not at all with others and not as much as most other amps I have tried. 
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I have a Fosi bluetooth Class D amp I use in a small A/V system that cost $85.  It's outright amazing within its limits.   Its the size of a pack of cigarettes and ~ 40w/ch.  My  Boston  A40s never sounded better.  Is the sound a touch "warm"? Perhaps.  It uses a Texas Instruments Class D module.

I recently picked up a pair of Vanatoo powered speakers.   Each has two Class D amps built it, one for woof and one for tweet.   Don't know much about the company that makes the amp circuit.  I heard them at Capital Audio Fest last couple years, was impressed and finally picked up a pair.
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