High end Class D amps?

The way to tell people who know and don't know what they are talking about is by the detail and depth of their posts.  Ralph, jaytoy, and I talk about architectural specifics about Class-D, even where the filter is placed. We talk about device operating region. We talk in numbers specific to Class-D.   One other person here who has a bugaboo and about Class-D and I think Ralph in general does not.  I would argue that he cannot, and if he educated himself, he still would not be able as he would see his errors.

As Ralph has pointed out, there are many ways to skin the Class-D cat. High frequency open loop is just one method. Claiming it is the best is like claiming tubes of solid state is the best.  We know many do it, but it is purely dogmatic.  Implementation details can push either in a direction of like or dislike for a given person.

Tim also clearly laid out what I would agree w.r.t. modern high end class-D. It is targeted towards very neutral. Many don't like that.  I am finding the Cherry very neutral. It does appear to have a better supply than what you are using.  I have heard your present Odyssey a few times, one of my friends bought on reviews and did not keep it.  I can see the allure, but it was not for him and and if you like that sound, the Cherry may not be your cup of tea, and I can't recommend one that will be, though they may be out there. 

@klh007 The 10K gives it away--it's the LKV Veros, already reviewed vry positively by Herb R.

Technics GaNFET: Dry, sterile, boring. Burned it in for over a month. The cheap integrated unit.

I don’t claim to know all the Technics GaNFET units, but I am not aware of a "cheap" integrated unit and considering you are using relatively "cheap" Odyssey Stratos, I am not sure what you consider cheap. Even a new Cherry is a fair amount more money than a standard configuration Stratos. Do you mean the G700 which I don’t think uses GaN. SU-G30? .... that is $4,000.

I don’t have the engineering chops to add much to this discussion, and neither do I have a dog in this. It would seem to me that much of this difference of opinion might be about the theoretical possibilities vs.actual consumer available units that have actually been measured to offer those theoretical possibilities. My limited experience with Class D amps suggest quite a bit of difference between competing units, and though to this point none have convinced me to switch from standard ss amplification, I am truly excited by the potential of Class D (or whatever variation therein) amplification.