Class D is just Dandy!

I just wanted to say I have been pure Class D for about 3 years and I have never, not once thought to myself "I'm listening to a switching amplifier." 

Now, are there things I want differently? Sometimes. Can I attribute that to Class D. Nope, not at all. 

Before this I was using a pair of Parasound linear amps to power my main speakers. I've never looked back nor gone "wow, I can really hear the slow switching speed distortion." 

Now, if I had tons of cash and space, I'd probably have a pair of CJ Premiere 8s (mono right?). Wow, what amazing amps. But that's because they are just amazing amps, not because I need to get off Class D. 

Best,


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OR.....Ayre monoblocks for totally different reasons. 

The CJ8's are juicy as hell. The Ayre warm to dark. 

I love all the comments but their is really no comparison, class D is not as musical as a class A amps. Not saying that anyone shouldn’t love their class D amps but let’s not fool ourselves into believing they’re on par with a good class A amp. Like I said earlier I paid 12k for a very reputable manufacturers class D amp and it made me want to trash the rest of my system and speakers. It drove me crazy for over a year and then I finally ended up buying a class A amp and now I can’t stop listening to music. It’s like I have my very own personal concert every night. 

Cheers

@bluesy41 - since you haven’t heard all Class D amps I wonder how you can make a blanket statement. If your $12K Class D amp was the Esoteric I-03 and you didn’t think it was musical then I wonder what “musical” is? I own the Esoteric I-03 and the Mark Levinson No. 585 and I they both sound fantastic to me.

class D is not as musical as a class A amps.

You have not heard a good one with a pair of Ohm Walsh speakers perhaps?