Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like?

I believe direct digital amps are the future. With regular class D you need a DAC and maybe a preamp. Direct digital amps are not only simpler but purer sounding. The modified Peachtree GaN 1 is incredible. Best sound I have heard.....and cheap. Modified streamer into this $1800 (with mods) thing and you are in for serious sound. The Mark Levinson (Daniel Hertz is his new complany) direct digital integrated amp (Maria 50...$10K) is probably even better. He has written software that improves the sound of any digital source......and according to Steve Huff....it’s the real deal....He likes the Maria amp better than any Class A or other Class D amps he has EVER heard. .please check out these links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ2fDLh1NX8

http://tweakaudio.com/EVS-2/Digital_amp_mods.html

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/peachtree-gan-1-beta

https://danielhertz.com/collections/amplifiers/products/maria-50

and for bi-amping and or making your own speakers.......well, this is incredible:

http://tweakaudio.com/EVS-2/DIY_Bi-amped_super_speaker.html

I think that Levinson will license this technology so other companies can join in the fun.........come on Ralph.....you know you want to try it!  NO FEEDBACK.....no analog amplifier circuits....no tubes....no preamps.... no analog cables....this is way cool!

The modified Peachtree GaN 1 is incredible. 

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The non- modified Peachtree GaN 400 is a beautiful , lush, full sounding amp that is smooth and detailed at  same time....BUT....use a Tube Preamp....Thinking about Ric Shultz's modding this amp but it's soooo sweet as it is..When you win the Lottery, get an Aavik with the Pascal module.....That's another world.

Dropping back and punting. Just the basics. Why is there this "push" to Class-D in the first place? What do you gain? In what way would they ever be sonically better than a good Class A or AB amp?

I love new technology as well as the next guy. But other than offering good "slam" in a powered subwoofer (and the limited frequency range needed in one) why is there this "push"?

Is someone going to tell me that say 5 years from now, you’ll be able to buy a $1000 Class-D amp that sounds BETTER than a $4000 Class AB amp or a $4000 tube amp?

I mean, where are we going with this? And why?

And no, it isn't about "saving the planet". The amount of electricity used by all audiophiles is paltry compared to that used by far more mundane tasks such as drying your hair in the morning with a blow dryer. Those things are 1500 watts - continuous. 

Why is there this "push" to Class-D in the first place? What do you gain? In what way would they ever be sonically better than a good Class A or AB amp?

@moonwatcher Because it keeps getting better and better especially with the latest GaN and Purify amps that are being compared very favorably to top solid state and even tube amps.  When Ralph at Atmasphere not only designs a GaN amp but chooses to use it in his own system over his very highly-regarded OTL tube amps and that avoids all the expense and heat of tubes in a much lighter and more compact design it’s hard to deny the technology’s merit and future potential.  Plus, at least in the case of the Atmasphere and AGD amps, they’re upgradeable as the technology continues to improve.  The times they are a changin’ and ignore it at your own risk.