Peachtree Audio

This little piece of gear has rocked my audio world.

Been into the hobby heavily for 25 years. In my most active period of buying & trying gear, 2005-2016 or so, I owned certainly over $1 million worth of stuff, all told.

About a decade ago I settled on the Quad 63 line of speakers as my reference - the 63/988/2805 and the larger models too (2905) - all basically the same speaker. (I also owned two pairs of 57s, one rebuilt by Wayne Piquet (RIP) and the latter Art Dudley's (RIP) pair, built by the incredible Kent at Electrostatic Solutions. I prefer the 63 series.)

In that period I've used any number of sources and amplification chains. I was formerly a SET addict, and large SETs figured in here too.

I went to Purifi for a time, then went back an 805-based SET - but even with my bi-amped Quads (actively crossed at 80 Hz), no SET can supply the current the Quads need for proper dynamics.

To cut this short, I went from a high-end DAC, preamp, analog crossover, and GaN monoblocks (after the SET) to - just this. Plus an all-in-one *digital* processor/preamp/crossover (miniDSP Flex Digital). About 25% of the cost.

Is it better? Of course, or I would not have switched. And I was very careful about this, doing both A/Bs and long listening sessions for a few weeks.

I keep hearing things I've never heard before. The cliche has become alive. It's certainly not a frequency response tilt - the GAN-1 has a nonzero output impedance, but shifts are very mild. So mild I could not really measure them using REW.

This is the future, at least if you're already set on switching amps. Because producing a line-level analog signal in a conventional DAC only to have it converted to PWM in a switching amp - such as my former Starkrimsons used to do - is clearly non-optimal.

I've eliminated *two* active stages to the chain, and, as you'd expect, I hear that, in greater "transparency."

Occasionally, to be sure, recordings are bit *too* "raw." Yet there is no going back.

This amp - Power DAC - deserves a Stereophile cover. It's that significant.

Excededed expectations. Running Wiim ultra to PsAudio stellar DAC, with Motion 35XT bookshelves. Crisp mids, tight bass and expansive soundstage. Very happy!!

In my 70 years of owning audio equipment this is by far the best amplifier that I've ever owned. The quality of the build is outstanding and it's just such a beautiful piece of art to look at. I can't get over the difference it has made in my audio setup! I'm totally blown away. Highly recommended!

Love the speaker great sound I owned tge same one before but got a pre owned Speaker at a tremendous savings off the regular price nee.

With the new upgrade, pairing becomes much easier and more stable than before. I currently have 5 in place, and they work seamlessly. If you want to experience high-end audio without breaking the bank, this may be the way to go.

Bought these to possibly replace my Pass Labs X-150.5 amp, to get more dynamics and less heat. The Mono-X amps definitely delivered on both counts. Into my Monitor Audio Gold 300G5 speakers they sound considerably more dynamic, while sounding more open and free from distortion. They produce almost no heat regardless of how loud things get and are way better packaged than the equivalent Buckeye Hypex amps. Not even considering the price, they exceeded my expectations by a huge margin. Should have posted this a couple of months ago, but I wanted to be sure of what I was hearing.

The Nova 300 is a powerful amp with excellent sound quality. The Carina X is a significant improvement with enhanced clarity, definition adding an impressive "naturalness" to the listening experience. Well done Peachtree!