Class D is affordable and sounds as good or better the SS/Valve why buy anything else ?


I have spent a fair amount of my hard earned money on big ticket brand new SS and VT/Valve amplifiers over the years without hesitation, with state of the art 2019 class D amplifiers becoming cheaper and sounding better, i wouldn't join in again.

For older technology amplifiers SS VT/Valve to compete with State of the art class D, Their prices are going up and up.

One example is Pilium Audio from Greece or Bulgaria their Divine Line the prices are all over £100,000 for their pre amps and power amps, I know the UK importer he said they sound OK,

Another example FM Acoustics again up to and over £100,000 for pre and power amps. i have owned FM Acoustics pre and power again their OK,

I am not saying they do not sound good, i am saying why spend this much when state of the art class D probably sounds as good now and can only improve with the GaN capacitors and is nearly up to 100 times cheaper.

Is there still a market for multi thousand £$s SS or VT/Valve amplifiers ?

When class D finally overtakes SS VT/Valves what will people do with their multi thousand £$ amplifiers, keep them knowing there is something better ? Or will we see the market flood with exotic used amplifiers ?

Digital technology is rapidly growing pace and becoming cheaper, with GaN capacitors being introduced the sound is going to get better and better and will slowly or quickly become even more affordable.

If you had 50,000 to spend on an Amplifier, would you buy a high ticket SS amplifier and hope for the best ?

Would you stay safe and go with high ticket valve amp, class D can never match good valves right ?

Or would you sit tight and see how the GaN capacitors can further improve the performance of state of the art class D ?

Please feel free to join in, everybody is welcome, i think its a very delicate/touchy discussion for some people with big bucks invested in older type amplifiers.
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Well every metric of industry standard measurements are absolutely impeccable on the 1200AS module. If that's not good enough the subjective impressions are even better:

https://www.miveraaudio.com/forum/purepower-amplifier/purepower-icepower-1200as2-amp-listening-impre...

What more do you need? 
Checkout Proton46’s system. Think that’s transparent enough to judge if an amp is good or not? As a former distributor of Accuton drivers I think it is.

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/490

The amp on the bottom left contains an Icepower 1200AS amp module. It replaced a $25000 Danish Class A amp. And that was my lowest end version.
Honestly, it looks like fake reviews. They are all on 4-18-18. A blog of your size would be lucky to have one real review. 
All on 4-18-18? I guess you need to learn how to use today's computers as well as learn about today's best amps. These reviews are spread out over 9 months. 

I had another 41 reviews on Audiocircle. But they all got binned. I sold over 200 amps in 1 year, so 70 or so reviews is pretty decent. I never paid a penny on advertising. I suppose All pictures of my amps in different listening rooms are all photoshopped as well hey?

Mr Ric, ricevs

I know that you are a huge fan of using cardboard as a vibration control mechanism, will that be used in your new amps?? and will that pass any of my local insurance codes, I would not want to lose my house because of your grandiose tweek ideas, or are your trying to be professional now??


Cheers