AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House


During the last decade i have managed to try in my home 95% of the Class D amps offered to the public these include the so called break thru offerings of the last year or two. While there has been progress the class D signature remained and this included what was lacking in class D amplification.

When i heard about AGD i thought here we go again because i had been there and done that so many times with class D but the GaN tech had me intrigued so i bought a pair of the Audion amps, i thought i would give class D one more go.

I received the amps two days ago and have about twelve hours of listening. From the first minute onwards these amps had my full attention. There is no connection between this class D amp and class D i have heard in the pass no connection what so ever. Forget classes A, A/B, D or whatever this is just an excellent sounding amp, it delivers music that belongs at the upper levels of Hi End audio reproduction.

It`s only been a couple of days of listening but i`m so taken back at the quality of sound i just had to share. I will add more the more i listen, good or bad.
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Showing 5 responses by twoleftears

I gather that tvad on this forum heard them and was distinctly impressed, though he opted to stick with an Audio Note-based system.
I can't believe the level of negativity in the responses in this thread.  This is one of the things that really afflicts the Audiogon forum.  One kind of post is made when someone gets a new piece of equipment, is excited about it, and wants to share with others.  People will stop sharing if this is the kind of reception they get.

Only one respondent has actually heard the AGD's.

One doesn't know the difference between 95 and 95%, and questions the OP's bona fides.

One dismisses all class D amps, despite the fact that the OP points out that for him the AGD is significantly different to most of the others.

Let's hope this is early days and that subsequent responses are more constructive, or at least more open-minded.


bigkidz says:  "I am a Class A design tube amplifier guy so the Class D amps I have heard don't float my boat at all but if someone else likes the way they sound in their system then I am all for that!"

Evidently, like some other posters, bigkidz has never heard the Audions, yet is more than happy to group ALL Class D amplifiers together, or at least to assume that the Audions sound more or less exactly like the Class D amps that he has heard.

How is that constructive?  The OP's main point in his original post was precisely that the Audions were significantly DIFFERENT to all other Class D amps that he'd heard (which was a lot).
In that last article you linked, to the mk II iteration, there was a reference to a fairly extensive run-in period.  How many hours do you have on yours now?