High end Class D amps?

Class D for Bass is the Best. For Upper Bass/Midrange/Treble. I run Orchard Audio STARKRIMSON Amplifers for those sections and an ICE Power AS-1000 Class D Amp for the Bass Drivers (one inside each KEF 105/3 cabinet). All fed from a BAT VK-50SE. The best of both worlds !

Sometimes for fun, I'll run my McIntosh MC50's on the  Upper Bass/Midrange/Treble. The difference in SQ is minimal between the Mac and the STARKRIMSON even though the Orchard Audio amp peaks at 300W@4 Ω whereas the McIntosh peaks out at only 70W@4Ω.

The McIntosh's however are way more reliable whereas the STARKRIMSON Amplifiers have self destructed both in my system and at a friends house. Such a beautiful sounding Amplifier in such a small package. Add some Voltage Overload Protection on the DC in, and Speaker Short Circuit Protection on the output and you will have a World Class Amplifier that the majors should worry about. 

Check the design not the brand.

Purifi is the latest best implementation and apollonaudio build a great one

tvad:" @noble100, what module is used in the D-Sonic amps? Do you know? I went to the site, and did a quick internet search and could not fine the info. Apparently in the top of the line model it’s not an ICE module."   

Hello tvad,

     My D-Sonic M3-600-M monoblocks are over 6 years old now and are their previous model.  Mine use Abletec/Anaview class D modules.  Their latest M3a-600-M monoblocks are the same price but use Pascal Pro2 modules, that have switch mode power supplies incorporated into the module.  I believe these are the same modules that Rowland utilizes in their Continuum S2 integrated amp.
     D-Sonic's owner, Dennis Deacon, told me when the M3a-600-M monos first came out that he thought the Pascal Pro2 modules subtly outperformed the Abletec/Anaview modules in my M3-600-M amps.
     I know D-Sonic's top of the line monoblocks have gone through several upgrades and corresponding model number changes over the past about 6 years since I've been aware of them; from the M2-1500-M to the M3-1500-M to the current M3a-1500-M models. 
    Sorry, I'm not certain about the specific modules they used in each but I do believe they haven't used Ice modules in their top of the line monos for at least 6 years, if ever.  I'm fairly certain, however, that Dennis Deacon would give you the details if you called and asked him: 800-862-7998.

Later,
 Tim

The Lyngdorf TDAI 3400 is the best amp I’ve heard for the money, with Room Correction built in too. Truly superb.

I’m currently running an Aavik U-380 integrated. It replaced a great set of A/B mono blocks because it has all the warmth of the A/Bs coupled with all of the previously mentioned Class D benefits too. Class D has clearly turned the corner in my opinion.