Class D amps that are superior to all or most?


Recently, I have heard about some Class D amps that may be close to the best there is regardless of class. Certainly, this technology has been in development for decades. The main issue has always been the switching power supply. In this regard, I have taken notice of AGD. They have created a whole new power supply that “switches” at a frequency 100 times the normal silicon based MOSFET. The designer uses a gallium nitride based PS. Interesting, it is enclosed in the KT88 glass envelope that sits on top of his amps. I am aware of two more pricey amps that seem to be also at the top- the Solution and the Merrill. There must be others that compete for the title. After my thread, “Is there a SS amp that can satisfy a SET guy?”, I am still on the quest.
Don’t want to spend $50K!
mglik
AGD are the ONLY amps in 50 years in that grab me in such a way that is near impossible to not listen. Now listening, it is very difficult to write these few words.
@mglik  AGD are the ONLY amps in 50 years in that grab me in such a way that is near impossible to not listen. Now listening, it is very difficult to write these few words.

The AGD Audions did and continue to do the same for me.
Pricing for this stuff is all over the map. So, what else is new? 10, 20, 30k for "all that and (literally) a box of chips?" "Oh, but you are obviously a neanderthal and not capable of comprehending what goes into development."

OK. So a $5k class D amp in this New World will be a "compromise"?

Sorry, I have a pair of Magnepan 3.7i running with a Marantz amp. It just makes we want to listen to music. I paid $2,500 for the amp. Obviously, I have the dumb and an unrefined aural palate.

I haven’t been listening for 5 decades... just 2; however, I do know that $38k for an amplifier is STOOPID. I guess half that is a deal, and ignorance is Bliss.