Press release | GanFET Power Amplifiers is the new Hi-Fi buzz word for a reason: this is one of the most significant recent key breakthrough technologies which will revolutionize audiophile market.
Why? In one word: because GanFET is a Class D circuit that sounds like Class A. There is no question that class D had a major impact on pro audio in the last decade: almost all concert speakers and self powered pro speakers now use Class D amplifiers because they are cost effective, simple, light, 85% efficient and sound "good enough" for general sound applications. But traditional MOSFET Class D with its harsh top, flat soundstage and "12bit" sound quality are not "good enough" for many audiophiles seeking true analog musicality which asks for proper handling of all the finest sound details without being masked with digital grunge. The GanFET transistors, introduced just few years ago, are the true game changer here: suddenly Class D not only has all the familiar advantages of cost and convenience but can now actually sound very good and – better – than the ubiquitous Class A/B.
Mytek is one of the handful of the high end audio companies currently manufacturing GanFET amplifiers. Having worked with the technology for over 3 years we can confidently say that we can get the GanFET amps to sound like tube amp on top while retaining tightly controlled transistor bass, the best from both worlds, simply impossible to accomplish with a Class A/B amp.
GanFET amps:
- can have top and upper midrange silky smooth like a tube amp
- have precisely controlled bass response
- the amp transfer characteristic is a straight line which doesn't need to be feedback corrected (unlike class A/B)
- have up to 95% efficiency, 5W of heat per 100W of soundno heatsinks necessary
- can operate with minimum feedback and WITHOUT feedback
- can operate with digital to digital input
- will be the dominant audiophile amplifier technology in the next decade because they have many advantages and pretty much no downsides
Solidly build Mytek Empire Stereo Monoblock, a 2x400W Amplifier at 9995.00 USD has been winning every amplifier shootout since we started shipping them earlier this year. The smooth tube like top, combined with lightness and precision is the magic which keeps listeners engaged for hours.
The GanFET Stereo Monoblocks get very positive reaction at every listening session to date. It has been deemed as good or better than other GanFET brands in similar budget, same warm but more precise. At two recent meeting of DC Hi-Fi Group this summer the amp was the favorite one. In at least 10 causal shootouts at Hi-Fi dealerships Empire Monoblock was favored over many classics such as Passlabs A/B, McIntosh, Dagostino, Chord, CH Precision, precisely because of the non-fatiguing beautiful top and pretty much the perfect rest.
For further info: to Mytek Audio website
