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peachtree gan 400 is very good

you know this is class d - i know its been talked about for better or worse and it might be a little passe already - in terms of whats hot right now. But this happens to be a very good amplifier.

It does the subtle things really well - it wont dazzle you at all - its charming though

it really grows on you - at first your like -"whats so special about this amp - another let down" - then after a couple of weeks of listening - (i know a couple of weeks) it

it started to reveal its liquidity and charmingness - remember nothing is thrusted at you - so its hard to pinpoint because in the beginning, the amp sounds so ordinary

but if you are patient - you get rewarded (not in razzle dazzle)  but in everything you play sounding good (again if the recording is good)

its as good as any tube amp - for the same price - its cleaner and just as good tonally

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twoleftears
5,313 posts
 

Yes, if you want to try another flavor of GaN, better to try the Orchard Audio Stereo Ultra.

ricmech23
102 posts
 

Another good point is customer service. My experience with Peachtree has been great and the guys there happy to help you any way they can. 

toyman
40 posts
 

I own the Peachtree preDAC and GaN400 and am very happy with the sound.

Previously, I owned the Nova 300 and got the preDAC and the amp500 to replace it when teh preDAC came out. Traded in the amp500 for the GaN400.

Every amp was better than the last..

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smargo OP
50 posts
 

that is what i hear about peachtree amps - every amp they come out with is better than previous amps.

the gan 400 is a bit of a sleeper - you would never in a million years think when you got it - that it was any good or just run of the mill at best. You really have to have a little trust that it is going to evolve into something worthy of having it in your system.

like i said previously - its far from razzle dazzle - and you need a pretty good preamp - but you do get rewarded, with subtlety and charmingness and listenability

 

ricmech23
102 posts
 

Toyman, I auditioned the Nova 500 and that really showed a lot of improvement over the previous integrated amps. I was impressed and would have kept it but I wanted to go to separates. The Gan400 with PreDac was the logical next step in the Peachtree lineup. If you needed to save a little I’m willing to bet the amp500 is a great option as well. 

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