Class D is just Dandy!

Mono

Blocks

I've had tripath, spectron, and now hypex. In the past I have owned both tube and class a solid state amps. Once I found hypex, I have never looked elsewhere.

It all comes down to personal preference. Some like the tube sound, others don't. There is no right or wrong. I always get a kick out of the audio nazis who put other's choices down with their snobby attitude and need to justify their own preferences - as if their version of reality is the only valid interpretation.

Interesting read on two expensive high end mono-blocks from Mark Levinson.

The $50K  No.53 Class-D mono-blocks where they spent considerable time and effort to address and rid the problems of class-D, but never got the great review (listening or measurement) they hoped for.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-no53-reference-monoblock-power-amplifier

Then back to their linear $30K  No.536 mono-blocks Class A/B, which by comparison got a great review (listening and measurements).
https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-no536-monoblock-power-amplifier

Goes to show, even a pedigree company, with credentials up the wazoo, can't get Class-D to better their own cheaper linear amps.

Cheers George          

Don't class D amps built to play only digital inputs (one conversion) and not analogue inputs?