Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby?

rh67,
The guy at AGD modded the crap out of his first GaN tube to make the second version (which is what you have). Look at the difference in the circuits inside the fake tube on this page:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0421/AGD_The_Audion_MkII_Review.htm

What’s a matter for him?.....he did not get it right the first time? What, he is human? There is no getting it right the first time......there is no RIGHT! Everything is evolving and changing. We are all evolving....some at different rates. All products evolve over time....or they get left in the dust. There will be a third generation.......or maybe a completely different model amp that blows this one away by AGD or by others. What you have it already outdated!...he he. Ask the designer if he has some more mods up his sleeve.....I dare you......of course, he would not tell you or anyone.....would screw up his sales......better just to spring it on people when it is ready to sell.....then let them weep.....he he.  It's $2000 to upgrade your old GaN tubes in these babies........what will Gen 3 cost?

Anything bought today could be considered outdated tomorrow, what you never buy anything because it will eventually become outdated?

He did get it right the first time but like anything products evolve. Do a Google search for Alberto you will find his background is pretty amazing, the work he has done with the GAN tech which he holds several patents for is very important for audio he did not go to a parts store for GAN he designed his GAN products. I have heard several other GAN amps and they cannot compare to the AGD's period he knows how to design a circuit using GAN.

And i do have the latest tube.

upgrades are part of the game, part of the continuing development... same with cars, cameras, what have you... at least in audio we don't have strictly articulated model years that prod producers to introduce new stuff , engineering improvements, ad nauseum each year...

part of my curiosity already having the agd audions and hearing their lovely sound and greatly respecting their capability is to understand the gan technology better, in different applications - clearly agd has tried to make their gear higher end, more unique, clever and romantic packaging, w top flight materials and workmanship indicating a more elite, luxury positioning -- so in contrast, i think it's educational for me to hear when another enterpreneur tries to do a much much lower dollar product, single chassis stereo minimalist case, ’nothing but the essentials’ approach with the same basic gan technology, and see if the sound quality can compare reomotely, or favorably - of course i would expect it to not be quite as good as the 10x price audions, but is it 20-30-50-70-80 percent of the way there?

initial reactions to the mini 5 are quite positive btw... still listening, swapping, assessing, will report findings in about a week or so i would hope

initial reactions to the mini 5 are quite positive btw... still listening, swapping, assessing, will report findings in about a week or so i would hope

Mucho looking forward to your findings @jjss49 — any of the initial “chalkiness” clear up?