Is a GAn amp worth the switch?


I’m currently a happy owner of a Peachtree Nova500 integrated amp powering a pair of Magnepan 1.7s and streaming mostly using Qobuz through a Bluesound Node. All the hoopla about GAn transistors has me interested in the Peachtree GAN 400 amplifier and wondering about a preamp.

I’ve heard good things about the Schitt Freya S, including the price. I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations or opinions about my choices?

baconboy

Showing 1 response by audioman58

It’s only a different type of high speed transistor , GAN there is far more to it then that in the design ,it’s a good selling point ,plan on spending over $4k or more 

less then 25% of the actual cost goes into the build . I owned a Audio dealership 

and know from speaking with engineers ,I have seen Wild claims of 10 x mark up 

possibly with some brand Audio clables , but not normally with Electronics 

4-1 ratio is a average ,but not set in store.