Another poster stated: "Sir Timtim,with a price difference of around 4500 buckaroos i would expect complete annihilation." refering to how a non-class D amp (McCormich to be specific) compared to a class D amp (W4S to be specific).
This is where the line needs to be drawn. The class D amp manufacturers and the owner proponents of them make statements that these amps blow away the best of the class A amps at many times the price. Yet when anybody compares them to another (non class D amp) at a higher price and the class A (or whatever) amp wins, this reference to price is always drawn.
Are the proponents and manufacturers therefore saying that "their" class D amp only beats faulty amps that cost much more or the "good" amps that cost much more?
I honestly cannot put my finger exactly on the part of the class D amps performance (that I have owned and/or auditioned), but I do know that over time installed in my system I listen to music less and enjoy it less when the class D amps are installed. When putting my class A amps back into the systems, I find that I return to listening to more music and enjoying it more.
Is there a future where class D amps will compare performance wise with the better class A amps (regardless of cost)? I sure hope so, but so far, I have not heard a class D amp that can compare to the class A amps that I "like" or own.
Most recently, I installed my BC Ref 1000s on a pair of maggies I picked up recently, and this seems to be the best I have heard from these amps. But I have yet to install these speakers on my main system with my class A amp as a comparison.
