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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?
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georgehifi
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Guarantee put a Gryphon Antilion stereo or monoblocks on them and you'll change your mind in an instant.
And if you don't there's something seriously wrong.

Cheers George
rh67
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I said the AGD's sound better than SOME 40-50k amps. It's also not my opinion alone i have had many bring their mega buck amps into my system and most are shocked at the SQ of the AGD's most leave scratching their heads in disbelief.

By your comment you must have heard the AGD's so what's YOUR take on the SQ?
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georgehifi
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Don’t have to, the AGD is just GaN based Class-D slid into a "bogus" empty tube envelope, which uses (horror) the base pins for all it’s contacts 🤦‍♂️

And there no way the AGD can do what say the Gryphon Antilion can do into the Alexia, Alex, or XLF’s bass, if you do own any of these, they go down to 0.9ohm EPDR (Equivalent peak dissipation resistance). It’s a measurable fact.

Don’t get me wrong, I never said it won’t sound any good, just not the very best for those speakers. And if I had the money for them I’d have the money for the best amp also.

Cheers George
optimize
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"Then what?"
A: GaN
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rixthetrick
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Keep your Dingos away from him
What does that even mean?
@georgehifi - I read the book written by the Chamberlain's lawyer, and learnt a lot about Dingos, they are most closely related (genetically) to the timber wolf. Highly intelligent is accurate. I've only ever seen them in zoos, never in the wild, even when I drove around Oz.
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