Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube



And what were the reason you did a backflip back to S/S or tube.
As there are a few pro Class D threads being hammered at the moment, I thought I'd put this up, to get some perspective.

Cheers George
georgehifi

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I've briefly listened to class D amp's,  not my preference,  did the same with class a/be amp's,  btw, as it turns out,  my preference is class A solid state and tube equipment,  the heat has never bothered me that my amp has, to each their own,  I've always been a class A fan,  and likely will continue to enjoy for years to come. 
Class D is a cheaper implementation of amplification! , the manufacturer's make way more money and less over head,  also,  a high quality class A amplifier is extremely more complicated to implement! , an example of what I'm saying is,  pass Labs class A amp's cost a lot more then their other model's,  ask your self,  why is that? , my system is so clear, you can hear the feet shuffle in the back ground,  and page's turning with high quality classical recordings,  I  have class A, however, I  also paired this with quality cable's to retrieve such information, also,  their is tube equipment,  we all know tube amplification  is class A  that is incredible sounding, class D will never have the clarity and sound stage, naturalness,  detail that class A has,  I  understand this is my opinion,  however,  it's based on experience as well, been building systems for 36 year's. 
Rsf507, my modified class A krell 700cx amplifier will eat a merril class D amp's for a snack when it comes to clarity,  tonality, timbral accuracy, transit speed,  etc!
My amplifier is extremely grain free compared to it's original 2005 manufacturer parts that was replaced,  completed in December 2014, I'm talking,  transistors,  capacitors,  tweaked power supply,  none or oem!
Guidocorona,  you know,  I have no issue with any one who enjoys class D amp's,  but I will mention that you and I have a mutual friend that has a great system that uses the burmester 911 amplifiers,  they are class A amp's,  I understand most people cannot afford such amp's,  the mutual friend is audiogon user name mattnshilp, cheers. 
Rsf507, I did not say class D amp's are over priced! , I  said,  they were cheaper for a manufacturer to build-make,, my cable's were not the topic of this thread! , you attempted to change what the thread is about here,  but I will say this,  my cable's are the best investment I've done,  no regrets,  worth every penny I paid!, that said,  please,  let's move on and stay on the amplifier subject at hand here,  thankyou. 
Thankyou Guidocorona,  how have you been,  I really enjoyed your review of the merril class D amp,  very well written.