The Future of Audio Amplification

I build and sell class D amplifiers so I admit to being biased.

The transparency combined with the dynamic reserves and bass grip are gaining many converts in the audio world. I have customers selling mega-buck mega-amps to switch over.

The two best class D technologies available today require a custom designed input circuit. If you get this right, you rock.

Dennis
www.d-sonic.com

Efficient speakers with small single ended tube amps don't require much juice, and for my money sound more like music. Many with all SS gear leave it on all the time thus actually wasting juice, and I assume most tubers don't, unless by accident like when they pass out or die. I mentioned I have a Class D 350 watt Ampeg bass amp (of the Porta Flex amps, this is the smallest) screwed onto the top of a "Porta Flex" bass cab, and it's very cute...sounds fine, which leads me to suggest counting the tube amps available in any high end audio store, and then walk into a guitar store...notice anything? Dozens of tube amps from tiny to gigantic. Modeling amps, small SS practice amps...none sound like a classic tube guitar amp, and it's likely they never will. Why is that?

2Channel8,

There is a difference between liking a particular combination and believing it is the future for over half the community.

And where does obscene money begin?  I understand the price point of D class amplifiers.  Money is relative IMHO, I tend to think of my system in terms of percent of my vehicle cost.

There isn't anything bad about class D that $20K worth of cables and a $10K power cable couldn't fix...Just sayn...Jim