Funnychap, you obviously didn't watch the podcast. All that was discussed, admitted to and supposedly to be addressed. Regardless I see your point, but I'm 16 years older than you and I have no plans to give up my 92# mono blocks just yet ......
I've just watched the video you posted, thanks.
lol, Daren at Parasound is moving in the same direction as me (Class D, integration with other components). The video said there's pushback from the audiophile community about Class D, but I want to say that if those same people are already at their endgame system and they're not going to buy another highend amp then their opinion does not matter because that doesn't translate into sales.
But I already have the NAD C298 with Eigentakt (Class D) and NAD has an even better NAD M23, so that's Parasound's competition.
I've just bought the PS Audio FR5 speakers, so I'm pretty much at my endgame, except for maybe a highend preamp to replace my Parasound 2100 (I'm now hesistant to upgrade $3.5k-$4k because it's not going to sound that much of a difference as speakers, but I would be interested in something better up to $1.5k with a return policy in case I don't hear an improvement).
The manufacturers should be asking audiophiles 55 and younger to maybe 35 and have time (or whatever age that they start having disposable income, I didn't have it until late 40s when daycare expenses ended and kids' club sports ended) what they want if they're not at their endgame system yet.
