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The Truth about Modern Class D

All my amps right now are Class D. ICEpower in the living room, and NAD D 3020 in the bedroom.

I’ve had several audiophiles come to my home and not one has ever said "Oh, that sounds like Class D."

Having said this, if I could afford them AND had the room, I’d be tempted to switch for a pair of Ayre monoblocks or Conrad Johnson Premiere 12s and very little else.

I’m not religious about Class D. They sound great for me, low power, easy to hide, but if a lot of cash and the need to upgrade ever hits me, I could be persuaded.

The point: Good modern Class D amps just sound like really good amplifiers, with the usual speaker/source matching issues.

You don’t have to go that route, but it’s time we shrugged off the myths and descriptions of Class D that come right out of the 1980’s.
erik_squires
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celander
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ebm
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It WILL NEVER be as good as tubes,class a or good a/b NEVER!!!
mr_m
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ebm,
Please give us your insight as to why class D will NEVER be as good.
erik_squires OP
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It WILL NEVER be as good as tubes,class a or good a/b NEVER!!!
Disco is NOT dead! Disco is life!! - Tony P., Mystery Men
stevecham
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The only experience I have wth full range Class D amps was in an sudio shop listening to a Rotel Class D amp driving Vandersteens. They sounded nice, but I wasn't there long enough to really discern their sonic features. The Class D amps in my subs sound great, however, so at least, for me, they well serve a limited bandwidth duty cycle.
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