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Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube


And what were the reason you did a backflip back to S/S or tube.
As there are a few pro Class D threads being hammered at the moment, I thought I'd put this up, to get some perspective.

Cheers George
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atmasphere
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The way people talk about the older amps from just a few years ago not sounding anywhere near as good strongly suggests that a few years from now class D will sound a lot better than it does now.

This has entirely to do with technology performance curves; if only a few years separates the good from the bad then its simply a fact that the technology is not yet mature and further improvements are already in the pipeline
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mapman
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I am interested to see/hear how much better the technology might sound in a few years.  It already competes with the best in some opinions, including my own, to the extent that I think I will only know it can be a lot better when I hear it. 
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georgehifi OP
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I’m waiting for the Class D component technology to advance enough so the switching frequency can be much higher, only then will the switching frequency artifacts be abled to be filtered out away from the audio band.

As of now it’s too low and when filtered, effects the audio band HF with phase shifts and or roll off’s when filtered out.

But I believe it will come soon, then it will be only way to go, and linear amps may all become door stops or boat anchors.


Cheers George

guidocorona
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Atma, I extend to you the invitation to get out of the house more often. Believe it or not, evolution or not, there is already "Wonderful Life" out there to behold. Oddly enough, it is not even based on tubes, OTL, or classic SS topologies.


To quote the immortal words of our Rodman99999...

"Just don't fall into the category of those whose minds, like concrete, are thoroughly mixed up and permanently set"


Regards, G.


G.



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