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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
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twoleftears
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@klh007 The 10K gives it away--it's the LKV Veros, already reviewed vry positively by Herb R.
audio2design
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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.

unsound
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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.
madavid0
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It was the SU-G30. I bought one used for $2500 if I recall. I meant cheap in relation to the other Technics GaNFETs. The Stratos was picked up as a "filler" amp until I get get something better like a Mark Levinson, Esoteric, etc., but they worked so well with the ProAcs that I haven't been in a terrible rush to move on.
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