Anyone hear the Class D Audio Mini GaN 5 amp yet?

Why don’t you just buy one?.....you have 15 days to return it, if not happy. Since it is so light, the shipping would be not much for both ways. You can be the one to let everyone know how it sounds versus more expensive amps (assuming you have a more expensive reference). If you don’t buy today the price is going up $50.  If you cannot play it all the time then put some power resistors on it and run it 24/7......burn in can sometimes be very little or a great deal.  One of the mini reviews on the Premium Audio site claims it got noticeably better with time.

What a bunch of drama kings......he he.   All these words and nothing said.  I suggest soix delete the thread and start another one with the same tile in a few weeks......maybe by then someone will have actually heard the amp and have something REAL to say.

As I say over and over again.....EVERYTHING makes a difference. All implementations of the Purifi modules (stock or modified) will sound different. Every GaN based amp will sound different. The only way to know anything about sound is to A/B. The baby modded Purifi and the modded IceEdge are great sounding amps that can be listened to for years......but are they as good as this inexpensive GaN amp.....without or with mods? NO ONE knows (yet). Then there are the new GaN amps coming from LSA, Wyred for Sound and Orchard (all around $3K....and some of these might be moddable for even better sound).....then there are the already available $1500 mono blocks GAN amps from Orchard.....then there will be more.....and more and more and more and more and more and more.....forevermore...he he. This is why I tell people not to spend a lot of money now as this GaN thing is just starting. Class D will slowly take over the whole audio game. The potential is great.

Is GaN just a new buzzword or does it really help the sound? It makes sense that it would improve the sound.....but everything has to be done correctly. And there is no amp on the planet that has everything done to the nth degree........none. Bruno thinks that GaNs are not needed. Is he correct? Has he actually tested GaNs and A/Bed with Mosfets (both circuits tweaked to the max, of course)? I doubt it.

If Bruno put GaNs in the Purifi, then we would know exactly what GaNs bring to the table.  The best implementation of the Purifi will never happen.....same with GaN based amps.  For those that don't know, GaN is just a faster version of a mosfet.  It is the output device in a class D amp. What is the "best" implementation of a class A/B amp?  It does not exist......an ever changing and evolving reference (just like our soul).  No end to audio.

You have to do everything to the nth degree and most engineers don't have all the marbles....all are playing with limitations.  The game is ever changing.....enjoy the ride. Essence is always the same.....and everyone’s essence is Love and Joy. Blessings to all.