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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Showing 2 responses by treepmeyer

@markmuse -  I got my modded Gan1 back from Ric less than a month ago, so he is still doing them.  Best to call him 9r send him an email to be sure.

@oceanandmountains  I have a Peachtree GaN1 driving Spendor S3/5R2 speakers in a small room (12'x15').  I love to listed to vocals at low volume - think Melody Gardot - at night with the lights low and a snifter of scotch.  Actually, to my surprise, the GaN1 with the Spendors is magic at low volumes.  Very precise, but the opposite of fatiguing.  In fact, they draw me into the music; attention is very pleasantly rewarded.  Best of luck.