D amps

Musical Fidelity leans towards a warmer sound than say Cambridge Audio or most Class Ds. Class D is not for warmth. Hypex is probably the popular modern implementation that comes closer than Purifi and definitely Pascal. I’ve heard Atmasphere Class D and the sound was more like his tube amps than not.

So don’t make the mistake of thinking all Class D is the same. Some vendors offer different op amps up front that adjusts the sound to different preferences. VTV for example.

Personally, with B&W, which I have owned, I’d probably lean towards Pascal or Purifi. Hypex ncore done well would be perfectly fine.  I tend to lean towards detail rather than warmth.  

I know a lot of people will hate me for this comment but please try the Java hifi single shot amplifier. It’s the best amplifier I have had besides some SET gear period.

Thank you hgeifman https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2736328

@hgeifman   they lacked the subtly, feeling, resolution, sparkle, air and imaging of my MusicalFidelity class AB amps that replaced them.

Thanks for sharing your experience with Hypex. I’ve been curious about it for a while. People say Purifi sounds better, but I doubt it will be a complete overhaul that fixes all these undesirable aspects. You might want to try the Topping LA90 and/or B100 that just came out. What impresses me most is the frequency-independent THD, something I haven’t seen from any other amplifier, regardless of what class they’re built from.