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LSA Voyager GAN Amplifier

Just got mine last week.  After 24 hours of play all I can say is that this is not your father's class D amplifier.  There is not one thing about its sound that reminds me of the class D gremlins that I do not like.  The low end filled in and now has deep impact, the midrange is the love child of a beautiful tube and clean hybrid amp - just gorgeous.  Highs are very clean and extended. Spatial cues are top notch. My system has had some damn good tube and solid state amps in it before and it has never sounded this good.  I am blown away with the quality of sound coming from class D amplification at this price point.

This 300 wpc amplifier is a real winner.....
jaymark

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avanti1960
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@jaymark 


Thanks for your informative thoughts on the LSA Voyager GaN amplifier.
A few questions if you don't mind-
I see you also have the Parasound a21+.  I also have this amp and like it but it isn't as pristine sounding as my former tube amplifier. 
Can you please compare the a21+ to the Voyager? 

As far as class D is concerned I have heard some very good ones.  Even the best have a fatal flaw to my ears- dealing with music that has intentional distortion effects.  Lots of rock music have recordings that compress and intentionally distort the music for effect- example Sonic Youth, Spoon, Arcade Fire, others. 
The class D amps tend to make the intentional distortion sound horrible- intolerable as a matter of fact. 
Have you had a chance to listen to music like this on the Voyager? 

Thank you. 
Tony  
avanti1960
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@jaymark

Thanks for your thoughts about the a21+ vs. the Voyager. Those are my thoughts too, just a little "opaque" compared to some other amps I have had. It’s interesting that slightly opaque / cloudy can be fatiguing at least for me.
Definitely looking for a new amp.
Have you ever heard the Pass XA25?
avanti1960
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Darko review of the peachtree now streaming...
https://darko.audio/2021/08/a-short-film-about-the-peachtree-gan400/
avanti1960
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those springs are absolutely ridiculous, no offense.  
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