What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today?


There have been a number of threads discussing the wonder of GaN and some of the individual amplifiers that have caught peoples attention, including those from AGD, Atma-Sphere, Peachtree, LSA, etc. Has anyone done a shootout against two or more GaN amps? If so, which did you prefer, and why? And on what speakers?

Also, of the one you preferred, do you prefer it over every other amplifier you’ve ever heard? If not, what non-GaN amp do you enjoy more?

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@ricevs nothing wrong with subjective reviews except the fact that each persons subjective opinion may be different. 

@mapman read the reviews
 

The good ones for that product or all the others with similar food revues?

Being a bit cheeky…..can you point me to one that indicated it is the “best”?  Thanks.  

 

Thank You everyone who responded to my speaker load question. At some point I am thinking of upgrading the amp. While I was leaning towards a regular Class AB amp, I am also getting more interested in Class D.

I have not had a Class D amp that bettered my best Class A or even AB amp yet. I have kept it under $3K for the various Class D amps I have tried.

However, for certain applications, like my office system, with the LRS+ it is a lot of Class A or AB dollars to get to the level that I am hearing with the PeachTree GAN400, especially used.

I am listening to a long playlist of Sinead O'Connor music as I type this, and it is goosebumps. I am sure it is 99% her voice but the gear does add to the beauty of hear voice.