Analog is obsolete pure digital not class D ...

Well, yeah, kind of.

A pure Class D amp is a linear amplifier with a switching output.  There is no A/D or D/A conversion really, instead it relies on a feedback loop to switch on and off.

Technics is using all of that.  A/D, DSP and a switching output without a feedback loop.  It's more of a feed-forward correction.

You could do this yourself, by the way.  Assuming you had the measurement tools you could do this all with a miniDSP type of circuit.

erik_squires would that be an improvement over class D or just a variation of a class D sound which I understand to be light in the bass.
My knowledge is also light on such matters but it sounds like an amp for everyone SS and analog guys alike as headphone and phono stage appear to be  very good

Understanding or repeating prejudice?

Fuzztone  I do not understand your comment. 

erik_squires would that be an improvement over class D

@scott22

I think the strategy would be an interesting solution for a problem a lot of amps IMNSHO suffer from, which is a weakness in the bass for speakers near or below 3 Ohms there.  A lot of speakers made today have an impedance which dips below 300 Hz, and you can hear it.

or just a variation of a class D sound which I understand to be light in the bass.

Well, I hate this kind of broad classism since it is rarely borne out.  I've hear plenty of Class D amps which had better bass than some Class A or A/B.

I think it would be interesting to listen to for sure, but trying to arm chair guess what the sound would be like without actually listening to them... that's something I am experienced enough not to do.