Is D for Dry? Class D...

Zephyr
Thanks, I was thinking it was a hopped up version. I believe your right on the IV-2, as my dealer said one of the benefits of going IV-2 and IV-5 instead of sending my V-5 back in to be upgraded to a V-7 would be the extra 400 watts to my Focus’s. (600 up to 1000 each). Jealous of your Valors.   LOL ..
BTW I don't know what your using in the back but the Phantom HD's was quite a surprise.. I strongly suggest them. 
And thanks for the heads up on the break in ..

Is there anything between the mid three figures and the low four figures that A) offers high wattage, and B) sounds good?

Class D sounds dry and lifeless... thats all, carry on

The one I'm playing sounds neutral, smooth and relaxed, very transparent without any dryness at all.


Class D amps vary in sound in much the same way that tube amps do (SET vs push-pull vs OTL and so on...). To assume they all sound the same is really ridiculous. But to be clear, some (especially older designs) do sound dry; it was years before I could take class D seriously.

@atmasphere +1 on that,....well said!

@nitrobob  Thanks,....I used to have a very large, complex, costly and (I thought) great-sounding/viewing 7.1 HT and 2-ch hybrid system up until late 2008-2009.  I missed 2-ch music whenever I was immersed in a movie and also was tired of chasing the ever-evolving standards in multi-channel audio and home theater decoding standards, pre-processing, post-processing, video standards and all they bring along, etc...so I've stuck to 2-channel fully since 2009.  I did love the sport of home theater so to speak however my listening and system building has given me much more happiness ever since choosing only 1 addiction to chase :-) 

class d amplification is a just technology

how it is designed and voiced determines how it sounds

just like a class ab amp can sound sharp with flat soundstage... well sometimes, even often the case... but not always