New GaN Class-D poweramp from USA manufacturer Class-D Audio, Corona CA


Finally released for sale, Class-D Audio’s "Mini GaN 5"
Up to 600W RMS Into 8 Ohms still at 0.01% THD? (probably peaks)
(They don’t say the 200w at 8ohm THD)

Balanced or RCA inputs
Three selectable gains -
Low Gain = 26db
Medium = 28 db
High = 32 db.
(good for all passive or active preamps)
Hope the input impedance is more than 30kohm so it suits all preamps, tube, passive, and solid state.
(@mapman new thread with corrected title.)

It’s cheap enough $699, too new so no reports on how it sounds yet, and it’s an American owned company, for those adverse to foreign makes.
http://www.classdaudio.com/mini-gan-5-balanced-power-amplifier.html
or https://premium-audio.com/

They do kits too, but not of this one yet.

Cheers George

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Hey, what’s up you, got something against a US company using the new GaN technology and keeping the price real unlike some others.
If you’ve got nothing constructive to say, just bad mouthing, **** **** *** **** **.




That wasn’t humor Doug and you know it, it was just a confrontational post.
Instead you could have given something constructive towards a US company trying to break into GaN based Class-D amplification at a very good budget price instead, even "if" it ends up being a budget sounding amp.

Cheers George

It's actually a great sounding amplifier. I bought one for my Martin Logan's and really enjoy the sound and the size. If you're tired of lifting 100 lb monoblocks around the house, this thing is a powerhouse and weighs just a few pounds. My opinion, at least with my speakers is that it is very neutral.

I bought one, and then became tired of the way it sounded. I bought a Hypex Class D amp, put it together, and it's a much better sounding amp. The kit is close to the price of the Claas D Audio amp, I can't remember what I paid, but you can check on Hypex's website.

Regards,

Dan