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AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House
The AGD Audions not just sound good but provide an experience at home much as attending a great live performance where the heart rate and emotions rise. Knowing what live sounds like and attending live events for decades the AGD amps do a great jo... 
AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House
tmcclintockHappy to hear you have experienced what i have and it gets better. It takes a lot to impress me and these have. 
AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House
@ricevsI could write a small book on my audio adventures but here is a small introduction.Built amplifiers during the late 60`s and beyond, early 70's worked with Grateful Dead building speakers for what is now called The Wall Of Sound, mid 70's h... 
Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth"
From twoleftears;"The position of your speakers and your room treatments are optimized for your tube amp. Have you considered the possibility that they might need to be changed to obtain maximum performance from the ss amp that you swopped in? N... 
Silver cables added resolution
Try using DeoxIT gold on your connections. Even on new cables the connections can be dirty. A small bottle is about $8.00 on Amazon. A ground loop can also cause hiss, maybe it was always there and the new cables are revealing it now. iFi makes a ... 
Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth"
The distance your speakers are from the rear wall can affect the soundstage from front to back both in a real and perceived manner. 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
Lots of class D amps sound "good" but if one is looking for not good but excellent sound you have to listen to most of what is out there. Cheap watts are exactly that cheap watts. Just as with class A, A/B there is a huge difference between class ... 
Heat from amps?
I have the Pass XA25 and while it gets warm to the touch it does not radiate heat like a tube amp. The XA 25 is a very special amp once you reach 200 hrs. 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
"If that is the case then the designer didn't pay attention to the distortion signature. It can be quite low in a class D amp, but if the higher orders are not masked by the lower ordered harmonics it won't sound right."Bingo!Some class D on first... 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
I have owned the AGD Audion amps for about a month now. They sound great i was a SET guy and the AGD's bring the best of SET and SS without the past flaws of class D.AGD offers a trial period, i did this and had all intentions of sending them back... 
AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House
Just a quick update. These amps continue to impress, huge holographic soundstage with proper scale, performers are proper size and not 4 ft. high but full scale. Lot's of air in the highs with proper separation, excellent tone from top to bottom. ... 
Integrated Amp upgrade path
pedroebNot trying to be rude, but are you serious? 
Preamp/interconnects cause amp problems?
A bad resistor in the power supply can cause the popping sound you mentioned hearing at night some amps will do this when there are issues in the power supply. If the manufacture would of had speakers hooked up to the amp they would have heard thi... 
Break-in of a Class D amp?
AGD say that the Audions sound their best after 165 yours. 
Pass Labs XA25 + Backert Labs Rhumba 1.3 - A Good Combination?
The XA25 is a wonderful amp it does everything in a very musical way, i feel that it's the best of the Pass amps.I have not heard it in the combination that your asking about but i'm sure it will sound great.The XA25 needs 200 hours before soundin...