GaN-based Class D power amps

But These GaN amps better my Class AB Rowland amps in the clarity and articulation of upper mids and highs on complex music and the bass is out of this world

I don’t condone dealers giving their "two bobs worth" on what sound better than what, especially if they sell the equipment, but this is a dealer that sells Rowland Research

The little thing that brings life, and I mean life in the way that you sense a human in the room with you. Normally this comes with borderline stridence. Never have I heard a top end so defined and smooth at the same time.

This is what Gan Class-D Technology is all about, getting the upper mids/highs right, that so many have questioned about, with today’s/yesterday’s Class-D technology.

I would be extremely happy with AGD, Merrill is the only other contender with GaN and Id be happy to compare.

You could probably add both GaN based Technics to that also, the SE-R1 and SU-G30

Cheers George

I',m back, after just completely putting the GaN amp at a disadvantage. Its 100W at 8Ohm and I put one amp each channel whereby I took the midrange driver lead from my outboard crossover and put a full .7 Maggie on it rather than going to the 3.7i panel. My purpose was to find the line of the AGD and I did of course. Whats nice it the channel just stops music, when you turn it down it comes back. So you will not damage the amp or speaker with this kind of protection so thats cool. I would say that the Vivace monos would be perfect with speakers 90db and above. The articulation and quickness would be very well matched.

By the way, I'm not a typical "dealer" per se.. Im a manufacturer, founder of Verastarr AudioFoil Cables. Thats my main thing but when my users want to buy ancillary equipment, I like to be ready to serve them without skipping a beat, so if no client is asking, I'm not advertising gear whatsoever, unless its used or demo, I'm moving out.
George, isnt the Technics like $30K or something ?
Anyways I'll go back to testing the GaN with something its own size to be fair.. So like a Rowland 125 actually at $3K.. seems off  but its the truth..

George, have you spent any time with Rowland amps ? Forget continuum, it seems to be a sore spot,(im sure there is more to that design we cant see and I'll share any info I get, plus If I needed to i could expose a myriad of other top level HEA companies using drek inside. Ive got to believe there is more to it because if youve ever met and spoken to Jeff, hes not the sheister , hustler type whatsoever, its quite the opposite. As a total kid/ newbie, I remember Jeff was the only HEA  Icon who looked me in the eye and listened to what I was saying. To this day he still does this for anyone that speaks with him, which shows great respect for his fellow human being. I also know Mark Levinson and God Bless him hes got a different way, 100% entertainment for me to watch, but Mark is from the streets of NYC, Jeff is up in the mountains.. so you catch my drift... You do however make an interesting point.. I will get to the bottom of it.  Meanwhile  I'm happy to ship one of Jeffs amps for you to try out in your rig, I am a real picky SOB and they are very well built and great sounding.
All the best.!

I',m back, after just completely putting the GaN amp at a disadvantage. Its 100W at 8Ohm and I put one amp each channel whereby I took the midrange driver lead from my outboard crossover and put a full .7 Maggie on it rather than going to the 3.7i panel. My purpose was to find the line of the AGD and I did of course. Whats nice it the channel just stops music, when you turn it down it comes back.

I have no idea what this paragraph means.

Mike Powell wanted me to correct my OP regarding the power output of the AGD Vivace monoblock amps. Unfortunately, I can’t edit the OP once someone responds.
While the AGD Vivace can output as much as 200W into a 4 ohm load, I interpret this to mean output power at clipping. The nominal power output is 100W into a 4 ohm load at the rated distortion specs. See the technical specs page from the AGD website:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Suyt7GsGYmSXiv7JA

Regarding the cost of the Merrill amps in my OP, I incorrectly stated these prices as per monoblock chassis. I corrected this pricing error to reflect the price per monoblock chassis PAIR.

@erik_squires  If you take a look at OCD Guy HiFi videos on YouTube you will see Mike P's audio setup. I think if yo visualize his system you will understand.