Affordable GaN FET amp from Peachtree Audio


Peachtree Audio is offering a Beta Test program for their new GaN 1 amp (not to be confused with their GaN400) and it's being offered at a substantial discount ($1299 instead of $1999) just for being part of the Beta Test group. It has only one digital coax input and that's it. 200 Watts/channel, zero feedback, and no DAC since the GaN FETs handle that.

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The Bel Canto c5i in my upstairs system does a similar trick as I read it ie digital signal driving the class D amp. It’s an “all digital” integrated amp. Lots of inputs including phono. Analog inputs are converted to digital. It’s been a keeper….had it for several years and love it. Small footprint and does  everything just add speakers and inputs. There is a new model now the c6i that I might have to upgrade to at some point.

What I just read online describes the C5i as a normal class D integrated....with built in DAC......not a digital direct to PWM converter.

Starts production next week, I'm excited to get mine. Might get a minidsp flex to go with it. 

i hope this unit isn’t plagued with this problem... absolutely shocking they would let production units out like that... 

 

I saw that a bit ago. I think they said the problem was in the predac. I had the same problem with bluesound node and ares ii. Firmware finally solved it.