The list was for GaN amps.......yes, the Cherry amps are great and the stock IceEdge modules in a box Legacy amps can be made (by me) to sound way better. Then there is the IceEdge modules in a box with tube on the input (PS Audio 1200 amps)......those I can make better, as well. Then there is modded Purifi amps. So, lots of great Class D available (GaN and non GaN).
Everything being equal.......it makes sense to make a new amp using GaNs as these things are just faster than Mosfets.....so it makes sense that they would also make better sound. You cannot substitute GaNs in a circuit where there are Mosfets now. They have completely different packaging and require circuit tweaking. This is why it has taken so long for GaN amps to be available. Each manufacturer has to design the thing from the ground up. No Ice, or Hypex modules in a box here. I emailed Wally (of LSA) in March of 2020 and he said had they had already gone through 3 "board mods". Who knows how many revisions they had to do before they were satisfied with the sound. No wonder it took almost 2 years to release. For this reason, I trust that this LSA amp MAY be the best of the $3K amps.
Everything being equal.......it makes sense to make a new amp using GaNs as these things are just faster than Mosfets.....so it makes sense that they would also make better sound. You cannot substitute GaNs in a circuit where there are Mosfets now. They have completely different packaging and require circuit tweaking. This is why it has taken so long for GaN amps to be available. Each manufacturer has to design the thing from the ground up. No Ice, or Hypex modules in a box here. I emailed Wally (of LSA) in March of 2020 and he said had they had already gone through 3 "board mods". Who knows how many revisions they had to do before they were satisfied with the sound. No wonder it took almost 2 years to release. For this reason, I trust that this LSA amp MAY be the best of the $3K amps.