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Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what?

I am certainly biased by my lifetime final amp being a Class D. But I know that after 30+ years of development, Class D seems to be on a high plain. I know there are now many, many companies focusing on Class D and, maybe, a good handful already as good as it gets. My Class D amp is as smooth and beautifully musical as a great tube amp and as punchy and detailed as a great SS amp. I am satisfied and done with my search. A class D amp has effectively taken me off the amp merry-go-round. It’s about time after 50 years. And, for me, this Class D is a milestone. Will all other classes of amps fade away?
mglik
sandthemall
543 posts
 
I know the pattern here. Class D will be the new king...until a new king comes along. That's sort of how digital works. It will constantly evolve. 

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georgehifi
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sandthemall
That’s sort of how digital works.

 Hate to tell you this, but Class-D is not digital.

Cheers George
johnnyaa
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will we see more hybrid amps hit the market perhaps?
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asvjerry
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...nor will D amps burst into green glop when exposed to S. Whitmans' crooning....or those who like/don't like the output of D...

Slims' name was a dead giveaway....
audite84
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Class D may become the dominant topology in the future, but as long as there are audiophiles, Class A, Class AB and tube gear will thrive. It's not even nostalgia. It's the sound. 
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