Received my Van Alstine 225M amps yesterday. First impression: If listening straight out of the box is any indication, these are going to be very musical amps. There is a little bit of an edge to dynamic peaks - if I am lucky this will fade as they burn in. Otherwise I am already happy. Extraordinary performance for the money.
GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager?
Peachtree 400 and LSA Voyager GaN amps: Does anyone have direct experience with both of these amps? Can you comment on any differences that might exist in sound? I know the internals are supposed to be the same but even if that is true implementation can make a difference. Both are highly regarded by those who own them.
Might also be helpful if you listed the rest of your system (Pre and speakers).
My current system is: Bricasti M3 DAC; Rogue RP-7 (NOS) pre; Bel Canto Ref600M amps; Fyne F1-8 speakers.
Thanks in advance!
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a good point @smargo |
I don't entirely disagree with you. It does take some time to get to know the sonic personality of the equipment involved, but my experience with new out of box is that the items usually sound congested and harsh relative to where they will end up. |
It would be great if you continue to report back on your experience with the M225s. Frank Van Alstine is quoted in the Absolute Sound review as saying that one of the goals with this amplifier was to, as much as possible, completely eliminate harmonic distortion. And I'm guessing that this design goal in conjunction with the amp operating in Class A...possibly up to 20 watts are the reasons it has been getting great reviews. It doesn't seem like anything revolutionary, but then again as with most things audio, the implementation is the key. To his credit, Frank says that this is not the be all end all design and it has been his experience that they are many designs that have ended up with excellent amps. |
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