High End Amp Price Collapse musings

I once thought that high power PA and studio amps by Crown for example would be an obvious way to get the big power I thought I wanted. That was 15 years ago, since then class D came along with much fanfare but left me wanting and even the vaunted B & O ICE module amps don't sound like the amps I have come to like most, which are moderate/medium power  tube amps running mostly in class A.

Believe me when I came back to audio I thought I was going to be a Krell guy all the way and still think I will want to get some Pass Class A biased amps someday. However, I'll keep my tube amps anyway even while having my dalliances with SS. 

I just don't know, but if that new amp that that puts out 300 watts but weighs only 3 pounds and costs $3,000 or  possibly much more it  just isn't going to feel right to me. I am used to big iron and like I said tubes and transformers.

I know some are trying to figure out a way to eliminate the power transformer them even traditional transistor amps will be light.