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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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jaytor
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You make it sound like the Wilson Alexia is the most popular speaker on the market. How many of these has Wilson sold?

 I’ve owned a lot of speakers over the years and none had an impedance curve that dropped below 2 ohms. If you own Wilson Alexias then maybe the class D amps that have been discussed aren’t the best choice. But if I owned a speaker this expensive, I probably wouldn’t be driving it with an amp that costs well under $10k. 
audio2design
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And queue inane EPDR comment ....
djones51
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If a linear amp was a perfect voltage source it would double every time the impedance halves. So if it does 500 watts at 2 ohms it will do 250 watts at 4 ohms and 125 watts at 8 ohms. It's not that it's important it puts out no more it's that even if we were talking about a perfect linear amp it couldn't . 
djones51
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Of course class D isn't a linear amp. 
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georgehifi
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You make it sound like the Wilson Alexia is the most popular speaker on the market.
No, I use them as my friend owns a pair, he's reviewer, so we get many amp to try on them, and they are one of the the most difficult speaker to drive,  especially for Class-D,  as they have an EPDR of just 0.9ohm in the bass.
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