Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what?


I am certainly biased by my lifetime final amp being a Class D. But I know that after 30+ years of development, Class D seems to be on a high plain. I know there are now many, many companies focusing on Class D and, maybe, a good handful already as good as it gets. My Class D amp is as smooth and beautifully musical as a great tube amp and as punchy and detailed as a great SS amp. I am satisfied and done with my search. A class D amp has effectively taken me off the amp merry-go-round. It’s about time after 50 years. And, for me, this Class D is a milestone. Will all other classes of amps fade away?
mglik
How many who've commented negatively on Class D have heard the Technics SU-G700 in their system?
Have you? @nonoise .

The way you are ranting about the Technics SU-G700 you are sounding a lot like a guy that many belittle for his passion for a specific brand in this forum.


Class D has already taken over.  There are more class D amps sold than all the rest combined  by far and their market share is growing while the rest is shrinking. I'm sure boutique brands will be available to those that want them. 
Since two weeks I own a Boulder 1160 Amp. It replaced a pair of Nuprime Reference 20. The Nuprimes were heavily modified. Duelund silver Bypass Caps, Neotech UP OCC silver internal wiring, pure silver power wiring, WBT nextgen silver binding posts and rca, synergistic orange fuses...
I also heard the new Nuprime Evos in my system. Nuprime are great amps but - the Boulder destroys them. It is so much more revealing, has tons more resolution, is as musical but less coloring, has better Control. The Boulder is my last amp. Main negative point is that it produces a lot of heat but I have to live with that.
Class D has already taken over. There are more class D amps sold than all the rest combined by far and their market share is growing while the rest is shrinking. I'm sure boutique brands will be available to those that want them.
Yes and more Corollas are sold by Toyota than Supra’s .

Perspective….