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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The point Bruno is trying to get across is the work he’s accomplished was much more difficult to achieve than everyone else who builds amps of other topologies. And yes I agree that if you want to spend $20000+ decent class A and A/B can give today’s $1000 class D a run for its money sound wise.
@helomech you are spreading false statements base on ur feeling not facts! The Devialet as I remember is not a pure class D and has their own design! For higher power rates you must pay fortune but there are other class D with good specs and good sound quality that are affordable! Hypex UCD is older technology but still works perfect in HT and subwoofers!
about the brands, I can give you at least 10 models built base on class A or A/B that are gurbage but that doesn’t mean all class A or A/B are bad!
people here are very sensitive to brand names so I tried to not mention anyone in this discussion but you, class D haters, wouldn’t hesitate to share your bad experiences with specific details to win a argument!
When big brands start to use class D and spend millions and millions to advertise it, all you haters will vanish like vampires by sunshine;)

I've just been listening music, here it almost 1 am. 
I really dont know how a multi thousands dollars class A amp sounds (my last class A 300B tube amp costs just about 5k plus upgraded tubes) and neither I know how a 1200AS module class D amp sounds, but I've just got an almost religious experience.
I cannot believe the sound I've just been listening a moment ago. Sweet, delicate, deep, toneful, full bodied, layered, dynamic... Just incredible.
I repeat, I honestly dont know how a 50k class A amp could sound, but I cannot figure out how it could be better than this. It made me cry of emotion twice. 

My system is powered by a Nord class D stereo amp (dual mono), Rev D board with Sparkos Op Amps, and I couldnt be happier. 
The market share the luddites comprise of is extremely small and shrinking daily. It’s sometime hard to realize this if you only use audio forums to gauge the state of todays high end audio. Because the vocal minority like to make their opinions heard.

If you want to know the real state of todays audio, talk to the worlds best audio ASIC engineers. The work they’re doing is the future.

Henry Ford once said "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". The people he was referring to is the luddites. They are still as prevalent today as the have been for centuries.