Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby?

pinwa,
  Thanks so much for your comments.  I am very impressed with the soundstage of the F5,and even more so with the J2. To hear that the Peachtree GaN 400 has a deeper soundstage compared to the M2 is very impressive.  I have never heard the M2, but the two FW amps I have posses stellar (IMHO) separation,pinpoint imaging, and soundstage. I think the J2 does this a little better than the F5,but I find the F5 to have a little better detail.  After reading your comparison, would you say the FW has more”meat on the bones” than the GaN 400?  I am really in love with the FW amps,however I always try to have an open mind. 

rixthetrick
Not saying your wrong but myself having once been in the industry as a manufacture i'm looking at it from a manufactures point of view. Nothing more.

rocray,
The First Watt F5 definitely has more "meat on the bones" than the GaN 400.  But if you start doing an A/B comparison with other First Watt amps I think you will conclude that the F5 isn't a particularly nuanced or accurate amp.  I felt it had a very specific sound that was a lot of fun to listen to but ultimately I replaced it with the Aleph J.  I think First Watt amps in general have very good soundstages and imaging but the GaN 400 truly excels there.  Comparing it to the M2x, I often felt like the sound was being unveiled.  It is the most appealing part of the GaN 400.  If you have heard the F6 I would say the GaN 400 sounds most like the F6 with a kind of purity and clarity that is fairly unique.  But it does come at the cost of that fat, liquid, rounded sound that good tube amps give you.  So far I have yet to find the perfect amp but then I'm not willing to spend 5 figures on an amp either so it may well be out there.  And remember, a lot of this is personal preference.  If you want that bass slam that the F5 offers then that would be a better fit for you.

pinwa,
 Thanks again for your input.  Maybe I missed it,but what preamp are you running with your in house amps?  
 Thanks,
     Ray