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

 If I had the scratch I’d go with AGD just because the designer made his amps upgradeable, which is huge to me especially since GaN amps are in their relative infancy.

@soix FWIW our amp is easily updated too.

That GaN tech is not necessarily needed to enjoy Class D.
 

There are generic Class D amp threads that discuss GaN and other class D technologies. Your post would’ve been relevant there. If you had a comparison with ADG amps, that would have helped. On this thread your post appears to be just noise.

Local shop did not have those amps,  brought in the trusty Sunfire sig 600, pretty much embarrassed the NAD, Mcintosh, amps they had. Almost,didn’t hook her up, as about a year-ish ago, I did go in and hear the the Thor amps and 2 different devialet thingies, Sunfire had so much more authority in bass and midrange.

 

 I will keep looking, calling shops if they carry the brand.
I am tired of moving my amps around,….heavy bastar*s

 

enjoy