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AXPONA 2017 Protocol
Thanking you now. I'll make sure the ear plugs come with me. 
Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions?
@213runnin Thanks for the heads up. I will count my hours accordingly and report back what I hear. 
AXPONA 2017 Protocol
Thanks to each of you for the helpful advice and insights. Anyone else who is willing to comment, I'm all ears. In my perfect world I audition with music I know well, but my system's sound is imprinted on my brain at this point, so if my music doe... 
Whats playing on your system today?
John Coltrane "Blue Train" 1958/1985 Blue Note RBCDMiles Davis "Milestones" 1958/2012 MoFi SACD MonoDavid Bowie "Hunky Dory 2015 Remaster" 1971/2015 Parlophone RBCDOtis Redding "The Dock of the Bay Remaster" 1968/1991 ATCO RBCDCharles Mingus "Ming... 
AXPONA 2017 Protocol
Great question. The speakers I'm looking at are as follows:PSB T3Spendor D7/D9Endeavor 3 MkIIJoseph Audio PerspectiveMarten Django XLMonitor Audio PL300 III currently own PSB Imagine T. I like them, but it is time to move up. I listened to PSB T3 ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@reubent Great Deal! Clearly Half Price Books has a chain-wide manual on how to make the chase difficult. But, I'm with you...in there hunting for gold that other people don't value. Makes my head hurt that the current music buying model is to pay... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@reubent Agreed. I picked Rafferty's City to City LP up at a Half Price Books for practically nothing, gave it to one of my kids and then listened to it all weekend booming from his bedroom. It was sweet!  
Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions?
I just unpacked a PS Audio AC5, plugged it into my 5 year old NAD 375 and compared the new cord sound with the 18ga stock old cord sound on a couple of tracks back to back, one jazz (Coltrane's "Blue Train") and one blues (Bonamassa's "This Train"... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@reubent--City to City is a terrific album and IMO the best pop/rock sax solo to make it to the radio.Janis Joplin "Pearl" 1970/1999 Columbia Legacy RBCDMiles Davis "Kind of Blue" 1959/1997 Columbia Legacy RBCDThe Band "Music From Big Pink" 1968/2... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" 1967/1999 Capitol RBCDJaco Pastorius "Jaco Pastorius" 1976/2000 Epic/Legacy RBCDCarole King "Tapestry" 1971/1986 Ode RBCDSonny Clark "Cool Struttin" 1958/ 1999 RVG Edition Blue Note RBCDCreedance Clearwater Revival "Willy a... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Freddie Hubbard "Open Sesame" 1960 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24Jacky Terrasson "Reach" 1995 Blue Note RBCDJames Taylor "Dad Loves HIs Work" 2003 Columbia SACDBill Evans Trio "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" 1987 Riverside RBCD 
Whats playing on your system today?
So far today...Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, "Outbound" 2000 Columbia HDCDDexter Gordon, "A Swingin' Affair 1964 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24Art Blakey, "A Night in Tunisia" 1961 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24Art Blakey, "The Big Beat" 1960 Blue No... 
Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions?
I've owned the NAD C375BEE for almost 5 years. It's very enjoyable, underrated integrated, that allows continuous listening for hours on end. The bass is terrific; the amp is lively. I have auditioned other integrated amps at higher price points t... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Cowboys Junkies/The Trinity Session 
Class D = Trash?
I commend OP for the headline. It doesn't definitely say D amps are trash; it asks the question does D=trash. And then the body details his negative D amp experiences and poses the basic question: How long will burn in take before his D amp sounds...