Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please

I have the NAD M12/M22 combo which as far as Class D is concerned is fairly high end.  They measure great and don't have any any of the etched/digital sound to them.  They are pretty smooth and about a week ago I would've sung their praise.

That is until a week ago when I took them to a very high end dealer to audition some Sopra 2's. Their room is pretty heavily damped and it acts like a microscope for any changes in gear or cables.  I'd never experienced anything quite like it, you can be VERY discerning in this room.

To cut to the chase, my NAD setup felt DRY and lifeless in there compared to the Class A/AB amps we listened to.  I didn't want to admit it at first because it's deflating to hear your gear getting outclassed, but they just were.  We swapped cables out, amps, preamps, different speakers, etc. and the main culprit was the NAD M22.  

The dealer even said this was THE BEST Class D he had personally heard though he didn't carry any Class D as they carry a stigma whether warranted or not.  And to me they were just simply getting outclassed by some decent but not over the top Class AB from Pass, AVM, and Simaudio.

Way more musical with much better tone, more harmonic richness and bloom.  Deeper and wider soundstages, you name it.

YMMV

I listen to class D.   I can't tell
You not to do it.  But i would never
Make the switch. Unless class D
Amp cost $20 k.  

Class G?

Hello, Google....

This is a very interesting thread.  I read the whole thing and thought that I should chime in. 

I have the classic Summer Amp/Winter Amp dilemma, which I am solving now.  My system is driven by a Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated.  I love, love, love this integrated.  But, it's toasting my room and it's only May in Chicago.  

Out of an effort to avoid some heat--and to be honest--dire curiosity I purchases (and am waiting on) a new Peachtree Nova300.  Peachtree really seems to have dumped some time and money into improving the switching amp technology.  

Part of my curiosity is to hear my PSB Imagine T2s with 300+ watts when the load gets in the 2 ohm range.  I still have my Class G, Creek Evolution 100A (now relegated to the basement driving KEF LS50s), and I'm ever-so-curious to feed these speakers more power and let them rip.  
All that said, I love the body and soul of tubes--yet I'm not afraid to just give this a run to see how I like things.  And let me just add, that I have enough preamp tubes (12au7 and substitutes) to last me into geriatric age--I'm 43.  

I have no idea what the OP's resources are and I surely don't think one should make moves just to do so or because the "bug" bites.  But, just 10 years ago I was unable to really afford making such moves in good conscience.  I echo the sentiments that you should take a dip in the Class D pool without investing a fortune to start.  I wouldn't sell that VTL though. 

Why not try out that superb NAD M22?  I can't find much information on Red Dragon, but its product lines made me curious.  

I will be certain to follow back up with folks to let them know where the Peachtree Nova300 fits in with the Primaluna and the Creek Class G.    

Thanks all to a great discussion! 

I forgot to mention that I find the Creek Evolution 100A (and P) Class G circuits are interesting as they give you the first 20 or so watts in Class A and then the switching amp section kicks in.  I would really like to do a shootout of under $2800 integrated to see how the Creek would do.  It's really got something to show and so musical.