Will digital amps make analog amps obsolete?


Is the writing on the wall for analog amps? Is it just a question of time?
Will analog amps go the way of those "quaint" vacuum tube amps :-)
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Showing 1 response by kana813

Analog amps wouldn't be obsolete, but if the digital/Class D Pulse Width Modulation amps like the Spectron continue to improve and offer sound quality that equals or exceeds power hungry analog amps, it will become harder to justify using these expensive room heaters.

There will always be audiophiles that like all the bits and pieces of a complex hiend audio system and will continue to use them.

For the music lover, digital systems will simplfy things and make it easier to get high quality sound for a lot
less money and lower operating cost.