In the 1980's all the best measuring equipment was supposed to sound the best and now we know that was not true, maybe in 20 years all the current best measuring equipment will not be considered the best sounding equipment.
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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@invalid, when I look at measurements, specs, or other objective information, I’m looking as much if not more for red flags ie clear problem areas as I am which measure best. I don’t necessarily need the best measuring thing but I definitely do not necessarily want to pay top dollar for products that have demonstrable flaws or even are not able to justify the asking price objectively.. Nor do I want to pay top dollar for advertised abilities (specs) that don’t measure up. That’s just me. Lots of factors to consider including operational features desired for a particular application. Lots of things sound “good” to me. What is harder is to make smart decisions that maximize value. The bigger the investment, the more careful I will be in order to justify the expense. I think that is a relatively normal thing to do. |
@invalid No need to be so absolute. I’ve bought many items just because I had a chance and liked what I heard. I’ve also heard many things that sound uniquely good but don’t measure well. If you can’t hear something you have to go with whatever info is available In order to be able to make an informed decision. Otherwise it’s pure guesswork and the chance of expensive mistakes goes up.
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The first person in the world to hear a modded Nilai amp gave me a little feedback today. " I know I have a lot of break in to go on this one but so far am liking what I'm hearing (replacing a very nice tube amp; too hot in PHX for that right now)". The Nilai amp is the latest and best amplifier tech from Hypex.....measures very similar to Purifi (both mosfet amps....no Ganfets). It is available as a kit or assembled. Lots of great class D right now. The stock Nilai has terrible wires, output connectors and AC inlet, extra wires and switches and stuff it does not need.....I do other stuff too. You can see the pic of his modded Nilai amp on my site. I will be adding more pages this week for the different amps I mod. |
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