Class D is still not as good in 2024?

[COOLDUDE7808]

If more and more companies/products are shifting to Class D , I guess that will become the new normal and we will not have a option going forward .

Nevertheless we always have this discussion on whether Class A is better than Class AB OR for that matter how good Vintage gear sounds compared to modern AB amplifiers . So I guess the same thing will happen with respect to Class D and Class AB . People will fondly remember the future vintage - Class AB and keeping looking for it in the pursuit of better sound .

Companies have to reduce costs and come up with some explanation on how there is no difference or this sounds better or the differences are inaudible so it does not matter etc etc and eventually they will succeed

 

[Analogous]

John Darko seems to think so with the Marantz Model 10

Marantz Model 10 video review | Darko.Audio

Designed and made in Japan, Marantz's latest flagship integrated is an all-analogue affair.

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[sidvee]

Currently I have the following chip based class d amps:
1. Sabaj A4
2. Sabaj A2
3. Sabaj A3
4. Sabaj A20A 2022V
I have this Hypex based unit:
vtv Hypex ncore 252mp
And I also have a couple of Class A/B amplifiers.
My listening subjective observations have been that the chip based units, while they sound competent are not able to engage me in the music - I am using all these for TV watching, computer audio, games etc. rather than pure music listening, however the vtv sounds excellent to me. It sounds good enough, that now I am contemplating class D amps in the $5-$6k range - specifically AGD tempo di gan or the atma-sphere units for my main system to drive Wilson Sabrinas.
So I am personally convinced that class D (depending upon the implementation) has very much evolved vis-a-vis the Class A/B units, and while I may not give up class A/B entirely, I am going to have both in my system (I already have both, albeit a very base model hypex model).
Cheers,
Sid

Need to add the Nuprime AMG STA to this list. Wow! just superb. To me this is the sweet spot in the current class D offerings and sounds better than the hypex based offerings.
I heard the AGD tempo di gan, it sounds very good as well, but at $6k I was a bit hesitant to buy it.
Anyways super happy with the Nuprime.
Cheers,
Sid