Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please

This is a very interesting thread.  I read the whole thing and thought that I should chime in. 

I have the classic Summer Amp/Winter Amp dilemma, which I am solving now.  My system is driven by a Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated.  I love, love, love this integrated.  But, it's toasting my room and it's only May in Chicago.  

Out of an effort to avoid some heat--and to be honest--dire curiosity I purchases (and am waiting on) a new Peachtree Nova300.  Peachtree really seems to have dumped some time and money into improving the switching amp technology.  

Part of my curiosity is to hear my PSB Imagine T2s with 300+ watts when the load gets in the 2 ohm range.  I still have my Class G, Creek Evolution 100A (now relegated to the basement driving KEF LS50s), and I'm ever-so-curious to feed these speakers more power and let them rip.  
All that said, I love the body and soul of tubes--yet I'm not afraid to just give this a run to see how I like things.  And let me just add, that I have enough preamp tubes (12au7 and substitutes) to last me into geriatric age--I'm 43.  

I have no idea what the OP's resources are and I surely don't think one should make moves just to do so or because the "bug" bites.  But, just 10 years ago I was unable to really afford making such moves in good conscience.  I echo the sentiments that you should take a dip in the Class D pool without investing a fortune to start.  I wouldn't sell that VTL though. 

Why not try out that superb NAD M22?  I can't find much information on Red Dragon, but its product lines made me curious.  

I will be certain to follow back up with folks to let them know where the Peachtree Nova300 fits in with the Primaluna and the Creek Class G.    

Thanks all to a great discussion! 

I forgot to mention that I find the Creek Evolution 100A (and P) Class G circuits are interesting as they give you the first 20 or so watts in Class A and then the switching amp section kicks in.  I would really like to do a shootout of under $2800 integrated to see how the Creek would do.  It's really got something to show and so musical. 

Just a quick update
I did find time on Monday to play around and moved the nuforce ht amp over to the stereo rig for some tests.
Now it may be a little unfair as this cost $1600 vs $8500 for the BAT but I was very dissapointed in the results. Very metallic and the bass was more of a thud than controlled. Volume and power certainly but finesse and tonality, no. Soundstage and imaging also suffered badly compared to to the BAT.
Next test was Tuesday when my new( well new to me) speakers arrived, a pair of Wilson Witt mk1.
These hooked up to the BAT were a revelation, such solid controlled bass and nice and low, I was hearing notes I had never heard before on familiar tracks. Soundstage, vocals and acoustic guitar were probably on a par with the Focals ( these punch well above their price point imho).
I have read elsewhere that Wilson and BAT make a very good marriage and this seems to be the case.
So pretty happy with the new speakers I hooked the nuforce back up
Oh dear....pretty awfull to tell the truth, I do think Wilson speakers  need very good electronics behind them to sound right and this appears to be the case.
Now what a pair of higher end monoblock class d might do is another matter but the music I have right now with the BAT/Wilson combo does not make me want to pursue the class  d route at this point.
Blow the heat and power consumption, I can live with that!

Dodged a bullet. So glad you kept the BAT before getting a Class-D.

The day will come though when that BAT will become a door stop, or boat anchor, and that will be when Class-D finally get a much higher switching frequency (the technology is on the door step) that will cure the problems you heard.
If you get a chance you will hear Class-D almost perfect if you get a chance listen to that very rare phoenix, the Techincs SER-1, as it already has double the speed of the switching frequency that everyone is using now, but it’s $35k!!. if your a King or President, you can get one.

Cheers George

Thanks George
It was an avenue I was interested in exploring simply because of the good results I had with the ht rig.
However in retrospect majority of the listening is dialogue and special effects...loud ones!
Not too much finesse needed there, just good muscle which class d certainly has in spades.
Just as another test I actually played some cds through the ht rig and although it sounded ok it is in a much lower league than my stereo rig. But it is oriented towards movies really with a large Martin Logan center and big psb sub for "effects" .