The Future of Audio Amplification
Bit like D’Agostino, putting "Big Ben" on the front of his amps???? A Cadillac "Superfly" thing??? https://i1.wp.com/dirtyoldcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Cadillac-1985-Eldorado-super-fly-1.jpg... Cheers George |
This guy saw into the future of Class-D a couple of years ago using EPC's GaN technology. https://audiophilereview.com/cd-dac-digital/why-well-soon-be-living-in-a-class-d-world.html Cheers George |
Here's another press release, this time from
Murata Manufacturing Co's (subsidiaries P-Semi) Murata is one of the larger semiconductor manufactures and suppliers. https://www.psemi.com/newsroom/press-releases/545048-peregrine-s-new-fet-driver-brings-industry-s-fa... Cheers George |
Great find, by mountainsong GaN technology for $4k, and this Technics SU-G30 is also a complete network integrated amplifier. Seems like it doesn’t use the 1.5mhz higher switching frequency that the $20k Technics SE-R1 uses, but does use a hybrid power supply, not all smp, and by just using the GaN technology it’s probably front of all it’s competitors anyway. https://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/1837138-technics-sug30-network-amplifier.jpg What one reviewer thought BTW looking at the heatsinks in the SU-G30 above, that section is the GaN amp, it may have higher than todays 600khz switching because it’s using these heatsinks, as EPC said to me if left at 600khz there is no need for any heat sinking on any of the GaN boards, so it maybe higher. Could be a great sounding little amp, I can think maybe Quad ESL57’s would be nice as they can’t take to much wattage, or any > 90db speakers Cheers George |
