LSA Voyager GAN Amplifier


Just got mine last week.  After 24 hours of play all I can say is that this is not your father's class D amplifier.  There is not one thing about its sound that reminds me of the class D gremlins that I do not like.  The low end filled in and now has deep impact, the midrange is the love child of a beautiful tube and clean hybrid amp - just gorgeous.  Highs are very clean and extended. Spatial cues are top notch. My system has had some damn good tube and solid state amps in it before and it has never sounded this good.  I am blown away with the quality of sound coming from class D amplification at this price point.

This 300 wpc amplifier is a real winner.....
jaymark
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.
Looks like more players are coming out with their GaN amps. Peachtree can now be added to the mix:
https://darko.audio/2021/08/peachtree-announces-gan400-power-amplifier/
And you get a rather big discount if you buy the matching preamp.

All the best,
Nonoise
@ricevs  You missed Atmasphere's GaN monoblocks, which I believe are in beta testing, and were provisionally quoted at something like 5K the pair.  These could be the amps to give the Audions a run for their money.
I just received the orchard audio starkrimson GaN amp a couple days ago. How many hours did it take for the LSA sound to develop?

Last week I got the mini GAN from class D audio. I have been very impressed with this little amp. I also have the Carver Crimson 275 tube and Van Alstine synergy 450  SS amp. Frankly I like it better than AVA amp and as good as the Crimson 275 with much more power and bass impact. I have also ordered the Voyager 350 and waiting for its delivery.