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).
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).