Originally posted by Old Guy:
I agree that many PWM amps will go completely digital.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Likely, and it's a good idea. But almost all the Class-D amps I see now that take a digital input use an onboard DAC. The modulator is still analog.

Unfortunately most manufacturers will use **** speakers and use DSP to make them sound decent
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ain't it the truth? But that has been going on for a long time in the analog domain -"ASP" if you will. Pro sound touring rigs all do it, they just about have to. But now it's digital.

It's when you stumble upon drivers as good as the Altec that you realize how much better it sounds to do it right in the first place!