High end Class D amps?


Just an observation and a question. Are there 'high end' Class D amps out there that are just as good as Class A, A/B amps? I realize that's a sensitive question to some and I mean no disrespect---but whenever I see others' hifi systems on social media, all of the amps are A or A/B. There's always Pass, McIntosh, Moon, Luxman, Accuphase, etc. Where are the Class Ds? For folks out there that want more power for less efficient speakers and can't afford the uber expensive Class As, A/Bs, what is there to choose from that's close to those brands? Thanks
bluorion
The answer is simple: Gain knowledge instead of made up stories.


These are words of someone either in denial or in product protection mode.
George, as a simple tip: the ability to admit that you were wrong is a strength, not a weakness.


In my quote above I was simply stating a fact. My advice is to study how class D amps work (the theory is simple) and keep in mind that with any current output device (MOSFET or GaNFET; the difference between them these days is slight) the output impedance is going to be lower than any traditional solid state amp, often by a couple of orders of magnitude. As I mentioned earlier, the PuriFi modules (not made by me, so clearly not in 'product protection mode') have output impedances that are tricky to measure as they are about the same as a few inches of 12Ga wire.


So this is not about denial, its physics. When you have an amplifier with an output impedance that low, it pretty well makes no difference what phase angles the speaker has nor its impedance, since both are several **hundred** times more than the output impedance of the amp. This simply means that the amp will be able to make constant voltage into that load.



I currently don’t make, sell, or market any amplifiers and have no skin in the game either way.


You are delusional, I didn’t say you. Go back and read.

But then you are a 50’s kind of guy and you don’t hear too well anymore

George, as a simple tip: the ability to admit that you were wrong is a strength, not a weakness.
Ralph lay off protecting, you do the same with preamps.
True, I can take that one both ways.
He does trash his reputation when he’s product protection mode, as there's not much new tube amp sales going on anymore.