Hey all, below is a response form Peachtree re their GaN 400 specs/recommendations re load, which is a concern to me and my Thiel 2.3s. I've posed a similar question to Walter via email. To my simple mind there's gotta be a difference in design bc of the difference in specs?
"Our technical gurus tell me that speaker load is challenging but the only way to know for sure is to try it out. It won't hurt anything to do so, but if the amp doesn't sound great, it is likely due to the speaker being too challenging for it to drive it effectively. Not that there is anything wrong with those speakers mind you, just that modern class-D amplifiers are designed much differently than class A-B power amplifiers of the 20th century. Those monsters were often designed to act very linearly down to 2 ohm loads to drive the best speakers of the time which were often 4 Ohm nominal with dips to 2 or below at certain frequencies."
Much more marketing followed, I edited it out. I'll add Walter's response when I get it. I'm very interested in trying one of these but for better/worse Peachtree's guarantee will likely be the deciding factor for me.
"Our technical gurus tell me that speaker load is challenging but the only way to know for sure is to try it out. It won't hurt anything to do so, but if the amp doesn't sound great, it is likely due to the speaker being too challenging for it to drive it effectively. Not that there is anything wrong with those speakers mind you, just that modern class-D amplifiers are designed much differently than class A-B power amplifiers of the 20th century. Those monsters were often designed to act very linearly down to 2 ohm loads to drive the best speakers of the time which were often 4 Ohm nominal with dips to 2 or below at certain frequencies."
Much more marketing followed, I edited it out. I'll add Walter's response when I get it. I'm very interested in trying one of these but for better/worse Peachtree's guarantee will likely be the deciding factor for me.