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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.....
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mivmike
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Rats where I’m from get hung and quartered. So shocking for me. 

kuribo
524 posts
 

Still waiting for your recommendations.

You'll be waiting a long time. I believe everyone has their own personal taste so rather than tell people what good sound should be I prefer to let people find their own way.

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jerryg123
3,429 posts
 

LOL.

And you sure share what you think is crap.....

What a joker.

So long Mr Wonderful.

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cindyment
351 posts
 

You could have measured distortion of 3 billion db down and still the amp would only sound as good as the execution and parts (the tons of things that cannot be measured yet make a serious difference in sound). 

There is no such thing as "distortion below audibility". What we hear is WAY way more than what we can measure.

This may not be the most out there thing I have heard in 30+ years in audio, but it ranks right up there, and certainly the top of the last year. It is probably just better to admit you are not an expert on what measurements can be made and what they can tell us.  I will let Bruno know next time I see him that you want to teach him how to design amp properly. I am sure he will welcome the input.

 

mivmike
47 posts
 

Good articles here. Components don’t need to be active to add noise and distortion.

Resistors cause Johnson noise:

https://www.analog.com/en/analog-dialogue/raqs/raq-issue-25.html

 

Metal core inductors cause hysteresis distortion:

 

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