Peachtree Gan 400
after 2 + years of owning this amp - this class d amp still shines on - very smooth (in a good way) - listen to music for hours (literally) - sounds right - i keep coming back to it - i want my ab amp and class a amp and my tube amp to sound as good and sometimes i think they do - and i can make a strong case for them
the ab amp is a little fatiguing after a while - the tube amp is like owning a car that needs to go in the shop every other week
it sounds good for stretches - then it needs work - sounds good - then want to upgrade tubes - the class a amp i think is sounding great sometimes - but alas my class D amp sounds good most of the time
the class d amp keeps chugging along - sounding wonderful all of the time - in a time where class d is not trending like it was 2 years ago - the peachtree is so underrated.
Personally I only like the non tube $11500 mono blocks they are much better but the other brand Starkrimsom are excellent ,they have a SE mono block around $4k that looks to be very special only 33 pairs made he said , I never heard them in depth yet but plan to . I wish he would up his warranty to 3 years vs 1 That too would give much more confidence in the product. |
@smargo What speakers and pre do you run? I’m using the Peachtree Nova300 with Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s. I would say the pairing works really well. I tried some Orchard Audio GaN mono blocks recently, and they sounded wimpy compared to the Peachtree. Wimpy is also how I’d describe some of the NAD gear I’ve heard paired with Sonetto’s. I’m considering bi-amping the Sonetto’s maybe with some tubes on the top, but I may also consider trading in the Nova300 for a newer model. |
@maverick2108 Interesting to hear you like the Carina GaN more than GaN400. I'll keep that in mind. I haven't heard either yet. I am surprised at your experience with the Orchard comparing so favorably against the AGD Audions. I haven't heard the AGD in my system yet, but I've heard them on a buddy's system I know well, and they sounded great. My experience with both brands is limited though--haven't owned or spent significant time with either. |
@classdstreamer i also have experience with one more class D amp but it’s pretty expensive. Java hifi single shot integrated. Rumor is that they use AGD modules for power and have a LDR preamp module which sounds amazing. In any case, my audions lost steam powering barbets 40.3s and magic S3 vs orchard audio which did pretty good. |
