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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I use an all in one Goal Zero 400 watt inverter (do not recommend).  I modified it so its fan will not come on.  I cannot afford even the $300 Giandel right now (soon, I hope....please send money....he he).  I have turned on several people to the Giandel thing and they all think it is the cats meow.  Please read my website for more info.  And read the review by Jason Serinus in Stereophile (review posted online) about his experience with the Stromtank inverter.  He loves the $16000 Stomtank.....which is basically, maybe as good as the $700 Giandel system.  Please research and read up.....this is not that new.  Yes, a great line filter (expecially the Puritain filter) after the Inverter will clean up more noise and give you even more transparency.  This game is complicated.  There is no "silver bullet"......you know.....that ONE thing you do that will make it all perfect.  It is a constant upleveling of every single part of your stereo.  But if you do not have the AC done well.....then everything just magnifies the distortion from the wall.  Get off the frickin grid!  Its cheap.....and mind blowing.

I trust you for sure...And the ears of your friends...

You are right there is no simple absolute solution wrapped in one box...

 

I will go the road of opting out of the grid.... 😊

the cheapest upgrade is this 700 bucks gisandel...

my audio system is so perfect now for my ears i sense the only big elephant is the noise floor...

Going from the house i sold to the other i bought was illuminating ... It was an improvement...

but i must go off the grid....Your solution is the cheapest i had seen...

By the way look the battery i discovered... A deal i think 500 canadian dollars ...

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BX8S2VJ5/?coliid=IKXADUV0BL4GC&colid=1BP2ARF9W3KAX&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

 

I own a Sansui alpha 607i i think the consumption is 380 watts 460 VA rated 720 watts maxinmum ...

What do you think ? I use a small battery dac .... I like it... Then only my amplifier will be on the Gisandel+ battery...

 

On your site you suggested a more powerful inverter 5,000 watts  than the one you suggested here, 2000 watts,  my question is : with my amplifier Sansui would i have enought hours of music  between battery charge ?

The 5000 watt Giandel Inverter ($900) does its job well fed by LifePo4 batteries.  If you are using digital amps then one $800 battery will give you sound for 8 hours straight without charging .

I am not an electrical engineer , i apologize for the simplistic question ...😊

 

 

Yes, its cheaper if you buy it directly from Giandel (for now).  If you cannot figure out this inverter thing with research then just call me......I can walk you through it.  I will put more info on my site in a few days that will give more detail about the inverter and battery requirements. 

We have taken this thread way away from amps......but with good intention......so, any more amp info?

No more GaN amp info here, but I am eagerly awaiting your modded GAN 400 to be evaluated by yyzsantabarbara to see how close it got to his Coda 16 when using the LRS+.