Class D is just Dandy!

Agreed it might have been better to be able to tailor the eq manually instead of just having the option to change preset curves from neutral.
However so far in my room to my ears I am liking it.
I performed a 12 point calibration initially and now I cannot bear to listen to it without the roomperfect running as i have way too much bass colouration.
Additionally the built in dac suits my needs well, all I would wish for is a little more power but it seems you truly cannot have everything...lol

I just wanted to say I have been pure Class D for about 3 years and I have never, not once thought to myself "I'm listening to a switching amplifier." 

Now, are there things I want differently? Sometimes. Can I attribute that to Class D. Nope, not at all. 

Before this I was using a pair of Parasound linear amps to power my main speakers. I've never looked back nor gone "wow, I can really hear the slow switching speed distortion." 

Now, if I had tons of cash and space, I'd probably have a pair of CJ Premiere 8s (mono right?). Wow, what amazing amps. But that's because they are just amazing amps, not because I need to get off Class D. 

Best,


E

OR.....Ayre monoblocks for totally different reasons. 

The CJ8's are juicy as hell. The Ayre warm to dark. 

I love all the comments but their is really no comparison, class D is not as musical as a class A amps. Not saying that anyone shouldn’t love their class D amps but let’s not fool ourselves into believing they’re on par with a good class A amp. Like I said earlier I paid 12k for a very reputable manufacturers class D amp and it made me want to trash the rest of my system and speakers. It drove me crazy for over a year and then I finally ended up buying a class A amp and now I can’t stop listening to music. It’s like I have my very own personal concert every night. 

Cheers

@bluesy41 - since you haven’t heard all Class D amps I wonder how you can make a blanket statement. If your $12K Class D amp was the Esoteric I-03 and you didn’t think it was musical then I wonder what “musical” is? I own the Esoteric I-03 and the Mark Levinson No. 585 and I they both sound fantastic to me.