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AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House

During the last decade i have managed to try in my home 95% of the Class D amps offered to the public these include the so called break thru offerings of the last year or two. While there has been progress the class D signature remained and this included what was lacking in class D amplification.

When i heard about AGD i thought here we go again because i had been there and done that so many times with class D but the GaN tech had me intrigued so i bought a pair of the Audion amps, i thought i would give class D one more go.

I received the amps two days ago and have about twelve hours of listening. From the first minute onwards these amps had my full attention. There is no connection between this class D amp and class D i have heard in the pass no connection what so ever. Forget classes A, A/B, D or whatever this is just an excellent sounding amp, it delivers music that belongs at the upper levels of Hi End audio reproduction.

It`s only been a couple of days of listening but i`m so taken back at the quality of sound i just had to share. I will add more the more i listen, good or bad.
rh67
davkobza
78 posts
 
Re: AUDION amps • here is what was conveyed to Alberto after some listening to his monoblocks in my system...

“Everything is performing as it should...

The clarity is phenomenal. One aspect which I greatly appreciate is the ability to effortlessly hear the enunciation of words sung on tracks with other competing instruments present.

And the noise floor/distortion is so low that when listening to orchestral tracks, the Audions make interpretation of subtle fluctuations of instrument dynamics/articulation very clearly perceived.

Another one for me is how the dynamic attack of the instruments especially drums/percussion is just more “REAL”...

As a lifelong musician I’m very familiar with how true acoustic instruments hit the listener/performer. These amps have gotten me closer to that realism than any other to date.

I could go on further but these are a few of the qualities that I haven’t heard to this degree with any other amps in my system.”


:)


davkobza
78 posts
 
@rh67

how is the pairing of your Supratek DHT/6SN7 linestage with the AGDs?
rh67 OP
307 posts
 
The pairing is excellent. I really like DHT pre amps but i'm enjoying the 6SN7 stage so much that i have not even tried the 300B stage yet. What i'm hearing is so real and life like i have had no desire to change a thing.

Once i get totally familiar with what i hear from these amps i will try the DHT stage of the Supratek.

Right now music is once again an experience thanks to the AGD Audion's.
craig
84 posts
 
For those who have the Audions, are you using the "stock" cables that came with the amps or have you found it necessary to "upgrade" the power cables?

Thanks
tweak1
3,679 posts
 
Gfi      seems to be a good point:

Not only that but all that power supply current has to run through those pins/sockets, which should by any tech standard, be a solid soldered contact.

Time will tell
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