Affordable GaN FET amp from Peachtree Audio


Peachtree Audio is offering a Beta Test program for their new GaN 1 amp (not to be confused with their GaN400) and it's being offered at a substantial discount ($1299 instead of $1999) just for being part of the Beta Test group. It has only one digital coax input and that's it. 200 Watts/channel, zero feedback, and no DAC since the GaN FETs handle that.

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There are a few obvious restrictions to its utility.

It only has one input, so that's what you need to be looking for.

It needs to be operated with a source unit (typically a streamer) with a variable output/volume control.

The source unit needs to have the right type of output socket to match the Peachtree unit.

So there's an obvious reason why they bundle it with the Bluesound unit.

Doesn't the big Technics integrated do something similar?  It has an ADC for incoming analog signals, then the digital signal can be manipulated if necessary, and then it's handed off to the amplifier section.