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Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference?

All things remaining constant is there an audible difference?

I do not mean tube vs. Solid state.

All solid state.

Some Class A amps go to class AB after so many watts... is there an audible change?

I ask because I have a class AB amp and was thinking about going to a class D set up front for home theater

Thanks

Bill
baranowski

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sonicbeauty
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I owned class D amplifiers on two occasions, an expensive set of Cary monoblocks being one of them.

First of all, these 500 watts per unit sounded no more authoritative than the 100 watts per side integrated it replaced.

Secondly, even though I wanted to like them, I just could not get used to the sound. Pretty bad experience in my case.
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