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
The Merrill amps double power to 2 ohms.....who cares? about one ohm except for those that have overpriced big speakers that only the 1% can afford?  You really need to try the Lii drivers on an open baffle.  You can use 10 watts and play way over 100db.  Those Wilson's etc. are boat anchors.  You buy a $100K speaker and you have to buy a $40K amplifier to run them....crazy.  A pair of 99db Lii 10 inch full range drivers are $1300 a pair delivered.  Make an open baffle with wings and you have flat to 40hz bass.....and then in a few months (after you have picked your jaw off the floor) you add a supertweeter....then later add some woofs....and you have better sound than a Wilson big heavy boat anchor.
My AGD Audion’s drive Wilson’s effortlessly even the large XLF’s. I own Wilson’s no issue at all. And the $7500 AGD's sound better than some 40-50k amps.


Guarantee put a Gryphon Antilion stereo or monoblocks on them and you'll change your mind in an instant.
And if you don't there's something seriously wrong.

Cheers George
I said the AGD's sound better than SOME 40-50k amps. It's also not my opinion alone i have had many bring their mega buck amps into my system and most are shocked at the SQ of the AGD's most leave scratching their heads in disbelief.

By your comment you must have heard the AGD's so what's YOUR take on the SQ?

Don’t have to, the AGD is just GaN based Class-D slid into a "bogus" empty tube envelope, which uses (horror) the base pins for all it’s contacts 🤦‍♂️

And there no way the AGD can do what say the Gryphon Antilion can do into the Alexia, Alex, or XLF’s bass, if you do own any of these, they go down to 0.9ohm EPDR (Equivalent peak dissipation resistance). It’s a measurable fact.

Don’t get me wrong, I never said it won’t sound any good, just not the very best for those speakers. And if I had the money for them I’d have the money for the best amp also.

Cheers George