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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?

blisshifi
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mapman
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@t_ramey this one (stereo).  https://classdaudio.com/product/premium-gan-6-5-400w-2-channel-audio-power-amplifier-silver/

Soundstage is top notch.   Listening to it now driving my big Ohm F5s.  Also use it to drive a KEF ls50 meta + powered sub combo.  I’d have to say the advertised claims are quite legitimate.  Probably the best amp I have used. 
 

 

t_ramey
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Thanks @mapman for the reply. Just placed an order to try the stereo version you linked. The fact you’ve heard AGD and others gives a good vote of confidence for the class d audio amps. 

joeycastillo
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I recently heard the Laiv mono and the AGD. both are very good. I believe Gan tech has become so good in the last couple of years that they can be the better choice for Power amps compared to standard AB or even class A. 

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lak
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@t_ramey please let us know your thoughts after auditing the Class D GaN stereo version.

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benzman
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All I can tell you is that the Laiv Ganm are much better that the first versions of the AGD Tempo de Gan. 

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