Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby?

Is it any wonder that the AGD products are superior to other GAN amps out there? Not if you consider the following:

1. Alberto worked for the inventor of the GAN.
2. He uses a PROPRIETARY audio GAN version.
3. His circuit layout AND pcb are specially designed with RF in mind.

As for ther new power "tubes" rendering the old ones "outdated", seriously? Alberto PURPOSEFULLY used 400kHz in the first version because he noticed no improvement in sq beyond that. His amps were considered awesome with that frequency. The newer tubes now use 800kHz, purportedly offering increased resolution across the frequency board.By the way, the use of these frequencies certainly disproves George’s position of go 1.5MHz or don’t go at all. Of course that assumes one loves AGD’s sq!


Do I think Bruno will match AGD’s performance? No. His knowledge and experience with the GAN simply cannot compete with Alberto’s.

I thought these eval boards were not optimized for audio? At least the first generation one.
In any case, I doubt these boards possess the design magic and proprietary GaN's that AGD has. I consider the AGD amps the current standard for GaN amps.

Until one can build a pair of amps for, say, $3K with the same performance as the AGD Audion, I see no reason to consider them.

The AGD amps are already into a second generation, at the same pricing I believe. I'm on the sideline as to jumping in to GaN amps. If I do it would be for an AGD, as I simply put more value into this manufacturer's resume. The proof is already in the pudding: the AGD offerings are first class.

Of course, if Atma-Sphere, and others, do the same and properly design their product, then I'm open to consider them. Again, though, Alberto sure knows best with this new technology.

I know I don't want to invest in a guy who just slaps in eval boards in a case and calls it a day.