Application note from International Rectifier on MOSFET paremeters to consider when designing a Class D audio amplifier. Link here (PDF)
Class D audio amplifier is a switching amplifier that consists in a pulse width modulator (with switching frequency in order of several hundred kHz), a power bridge circuit and a low pass filter. This type of amplifier has demonstrated to have a very good performance. These include power efficiencies over 90%, THD under 0.01%, and low EMI noise levels that can be achieved with a good amplifier design.
Key factors to achieve high performance levels in the amplifier are the switches in power bridge circuit. Power losses, delay times, and voltage and current transient spikes should be minimized as much as possible in these switches in order to improve amplifier performance. Therefore, switches with low voltage drop, fast on and off switching times and low parasitic inductance are needed in this amplifier.
MOSFET have proved to be the best switch option for this amplifier because of its switching speed. It is a majority carrier device, its switching times are faster in comparison with other devices such as IGBT or BJT, resulting in better amplifier efficiency and linearity.