The evidence of my ears are telling me Class D must do distortion right. Go figure!
Exactly.
I’ve also heard megabuck class-A amplifiers around the time I got my Class D.
Honestly preferred the Class D.
I’ve had several audiophiles in my home and no one has ever said "Oh, wow, that hypersonic distortion is killing me, this is class D".
In fact usually what happens is when they are getting ready to leave they ask "Oh, by the way, where are your amplifiers??" because they are so small and easy to miss.
I’m not asking you to love my amps, but the idea that Class D are not competitive with the best Class A is nonsense.