Class D Technology

Just to ad to Ralph, why would Technics (SE-R1) strive to develop twice the current going switching frequency, if there was no point to it.
But you pay for this first off development $30k! But the price will come tumbling down when others adopt it. But it also still needs to be higher again.

Cheers George

Whatever Ralph meant the mid-fi comment did make me laugh knowing that the sound I hear from practical Class D amps today (like the ones I own which are neither the least or most expensive) is not mid-fi by any reasonable listening standard.

I suppose mid-fi is in the eye of the observer or the ear of the listener.

Nevertheless respected tube amp makers like Arc and Rogue have been on teh bandwagon for a number of years now knowing Class D is the ticket to get the sound their customers might like with most of the speakers out there today that are not overly  tube amp friendly. My local dealer sells Arc and Rogue (mostly tube amps for many years) and has jumped on teh Class D bandwagon even saying that the Rogue models he sells are the best sounding with the speakers popular with his customers (Magnepan and Sonus Faber).

@mapman I totally agree with the above statement. I'll also point out that Magnepan themselves say on their website to avoid Class D. 

That's why i purchased TOTL Emotiva seperates. I was confident that the dealer where I purchased the Maggies carried and recommended Emotiva as well. It sounded good when I purchased the Maggies.

Fast forward 6 months and I can truly say the Emotiva gear was mid fi. The Rogue gear outclasses in in every way. I don't care that Magnepan says to avoid Class D. They are wrong for making such a blanket statement, and I was wrong for heeding the advice.

I am finally very happy.

Arc and Rogue have been on teh bandwagon for a number of years now knowing Class D is the ticket to get the sound their customers might like

It's called maximizing profits, as Class-D is many x cheaper to produce.

Cheers George 

Fast forward 6 months and I can truly say the Emotiva gear was mid fi. The Rogue gear outclasses in in every way. I don't care that Magnepan says to avoid Class D. They are wrong for making such a blanket statement, and I was wrong for heeding the advice.

I am finally very happy.

Magnepan recommends high current Class AB because they know their panels work well with that. Class D doesn't have a consistent track record and they don't want that to cost them in sales and returns. They also don't want to bad mouth Class D because their dealers sell it. I believe that their most recent advice is listen to their panels at the dealer with the amplification that is going to be used.   

Emotiva gear is mid fi for sure. Their most expensive amp is $1000 and Rogues cheapest amp is $1300. Hardly a fair comparison ;-)