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What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today?

There have been a number of threads discussing the wonder of GaN and some of the individual amplifiers that have caught peoples attention, including those from AGD, Atma-Sphere, Peachtree, LSA, etc. Has anyone done a shootout against two or more GaN amps? If so, which did you prefer, and why? And on what speakers?

Also, of the one you preferred, do you prefer it over every other amplifier you’ve ever heard? If not, what non-GaN amp do you enjoy more?

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I recently did a week's test with the Orchard Audio Starkrimson amp with upgraded caps and power supply ($3500 retail).  

I really liked it !  The headline is speed and microdynamics as if to reveal notes and timing in the music that were probably hidden with previous amplifiers.  

Tonally neutral and overtly smooth, there is no warmth yet it's clean enough not to matter.  Midrange presence and transparency are a bit lacking compared to other amplifiers in its class but these are minor issues.  

I totally competent powerful amp in a very friendly package.  

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