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Class-D Audio USA have just released their new GaN amp at the CES

Class-D Audio USA have finally shown their GaN based Class-D at the CES, anyone see/hear it?
It should be well priced.
Wonder if they went the extra yards/cost for the higher 1.5mhz switching frequency, like the mighty Technics SE-R1.

On Jan 23, 2020 at 6:14 PM, Sales <sales@classdaudio.com> wrote:
Hi George,
Yes, our new GaN amp was just at the CES show a few weeks ago, and was a big success. If you email me tomorrow and remind me, I can provide more information... I’ll try to remember to email when I get to work, but sometimes I get pulled many directions when I get there.
Tom

https://www.classdaudio.com/
CES report on GaN  https://dgit.com/daily/ces-2020-shows-our-silicon-future-is-becoming-gan-and-more/
https://epc-co.com/epc/Applications/ClassDAudio.aspx

Cheers George
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doni
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I think the ones he reviewed were about half that for the pair.
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mapman
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Ah I found the price at the bottom of the article. Starting at ~7k. Much better.

Gotta admit though the reviewer lost some credibility with me when he injected the Synergistic Orange Fuses that coincidentally are advertised on the sites main page.


Just saying......

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zaphod2006
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any pictures or preliminary specs you can share?
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georgehifi OP
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Their main website is very dead and empty of product, it says reconstructing
https://www.classdaudio.com/

The new GaN poweramp is $699!!!!!
Is on their premium website, same problems as above
https://ibb.co/jy8wpNS
https://premium-audio.com/



Cheers George
ricevs
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I don't know if you are asking about the class D audio or the AGD......but I emailed Tom at Class D audio a week ago and here is the latest info on class D audio GaN amps:

The $1600 amp is going through a revision (release time unknown).  There is a $700 GaN amp that will soon be released.  Just finishing the powder coating now.....then to silk screening....then to final testing and then shipping.  It will be 150 watts a channel, 100K input impedance, 3 position gain, balanced and unbalanced inputs and uses a switching power supply to keep the cost and size down.  It is 10 inches wide and 2 inches tall.  Will be the cheapest GaN amp available.  Should be fun.

https://premium-audio.com/

Let the page load and then it will scroll to show a pic of the new baby amp (labeled "The Giant").
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