Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!
I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.
Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.
What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).
I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.
P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...
Here is a current review on their entry level stereo amp,GanFet amp my mono blocks are substantially better then that ,I almost overlooked it because I am used to 80 pound monsters ,Maybe times are changing ! https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0724/ClassD_Audio_Mini_GaN3_Amplifier_Review.htm |
You did not mention $$ budget , there are many great amplifiers if money is no object ,being into Audio for decades ,owning a Audiostore for a decade and semi retired now travel to many audio get togethers and have heard most equipment that's brought into the U.S and many shoot outs between components of all types. Having owned 6 figure audio systems in the past, Now I seek out the best sounding products for the least amount of monies ,that is much harder to achieve and have found a bunch of equipment for all types of taste .System, synergies is the most important part in building a solid audio system . You are only as strong as your weakest link in the chain. Many people over look more things then they think is Relevant .1 qiuick examples from your-router- modem combo any wall wart in the audio chain is destroying the quality of your music- pure garbage , I put a Linear Tube Audio LPS power supply to the router a Substantial improvement to the incoming signal $700 on Audiogon nice and clean . I also use a decent Ethernet hub current LHY sw8 hub , decent but could be much better $600, Ethernet cables atleast a few hundred $$ from router ,end point Ethernet cable most important . I use also a Denafrips reclocker I have a Hermes , in my wife’s the Iris 12th for little $$ 550, if on a budget totally cleans the incoming signal before going to your dac I use I2S cable which is the best for sonics , this is just for digital your source maybe the most important part of your music chain ,for you cannot make it better once the signal is compromised. |
I bought a pre production pair of GanFet monoblocks and I am very impressed I have to send it back for the product power supply is even better ,they don’t use LPS ,or torroid the designer of the gain Fet - brainiac helped in design the owner Tom designs his own modules .IHave owned Coda ,Parasound JC, Pass labs and others. Class D Audio For under $2k to compete with amps many times the cost is a steal and has 4GanFets per mono block and smaller form factor but stuffer with top quality parts and made in USA . I tried a friends orchard audio very detailed and clean but too neutral for my taste after I get the for the production version I will. State just how good it is . |
