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Class D is just Dandy!

I thought it was time we had a pro- Class D thread. There's plenty of threads about comparisons, or detractors of Class D.

That's fine, you don't have to like Class D amps, and if you don't please go participate on one of those threads.

For those of us who are very happy and excited about having musical, capable amps that we can afford to keep on 24/7 and don't require large spaces to put them in, this thread is for you.

Please share your experiences with class D amps!
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georgehifi
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maplegrovemusic
  They are active with class d amps inside . These are in no way bright or fatiguing , things I have associated with older class d amps . Looking to find out how and why this could be ?
This may help, but the reviewer found it  a bit dry and lacking in harmonic complexity and bloom in the upper midrange, a bit dry in the mids, and maybe even somewhat aggressive on top.
It's one of the first, commercial Class-D that came after the original Class-T (Google these also as they only used N channel fets which allowed in some cases a higher switching frequency) 
The 18 year old Sharp  SM-SX100 Class-D, if you look at the 4 ohm frequency response it's already starting to roll off the high frequencies at 2khz, and the simulated speaker load is not much better.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/sharp-sm-sx100-digital-integrated-amplifier-measurements

Cheers George

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atmasphere
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I don't find good digital amps bright or fatiguing today.

What's a 'digital amp'??
Surely not a class D- I thought this thread was class D only ;)
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celander
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+1, atmasphere. 
rsf507
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@atmasphere can you give us any information on when your Class D (not digital) amps might be ready for prime time? Will they be stereo or mono-blocks? Estimated price?
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