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How many of us are truly diversified

So here is my question after reading a couple of these Class D threads and how they are taking over the world.
How many of us are truly diversified in our home audio systems. How many of us have multiple systems in the home that are of different class amps or integrated.

I have Class D Yamaha and NAD 3020 out by my pool.We have a Pass Labs INT25 (A) in the bedroom.
Quicksilver Integrated AB tube in the officeAH Quliton X200 class A/AB in the living roomAnd I have a Bel Canto.One C5i in the hangar.
I am going to say I love my tube amps and the thing I like about the Class D stuff I have is I can go Cheap, Cheap on speakers. Hell they are on the deck by my pool and in our hanger (cheap old metal style hanger, rusty and almost a dirt floor).
So I was curious how many of us here have multiple systems of various classes and what is your fave.


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knotscott
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My main system is tubes with Focal based transmission line speakers, my basement system is a B&K solid state amp with a pair of vintage Merlin speakers. No Class D to speak of yet, but the basement system is soon to become my son's main system, so you never know.....I may keep my eyes peeled for a deal on a Class D amp for a replacement basement system.

213runnin
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Diversified?  Now we have to be diversified?  Phooey on that.

If you are buying buying amps with the goal of simply owning the many different classes, then you've lost track of the plot.  Same deal if you are buying to belong to the class D club.  Class D is not taking over the world, and neither is class A, class A/B, class H or class Z.  

Buy what you like to listen to, whatever makes your speakers really sing.  It just so happens that I've got a class D amp in my car.  Sounds harsh until it warms up in the winter, all other times it sounds flawless.
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earlflynn OP
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Lol @213runnin was only asking a question.

enjoy your class Z now that’s a new one….

The alpine in my hellcat sounds awesome. 
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jjss49
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i don’t ’diversify’ by technology... technology is only a means to an end, what the technology deployed in a piece of audio gear is only of interest on an intellectual level ... it is the result that matters and what i really care about -- how good is the music produced...

i also think ’diversify’ is the wrong word, as it implies an objective of managing risk or downside of some sort - not what we are doing in this pursuit

the proper notion the op may be trying to get at is to simply ’have variety’ -- that i do, like having tube and solid state amplification... once again, only in service to the resulting musical experience it produces

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