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Here's a review of the new MyTech GAN monoblocks but what prompted me to post is what Mitchell from Mytech posted in the comments. He explains why he fells GAN is the thing that brings Class D into competition with A or A/B while letting out of the bag why prior designs fall short. So in my opinion it sort of vindicates those of us who are not on the bandwagon for Class D. Maybe see what you guys think.

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Mytek Empire Stereo GaN-FET Amp Reviewed

Somebody had to make a high end Gallium Nitride (GANFET) amp and Mytek has stepped up with their Empire power amp,.
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Did you read about the glowing orb on the top? Mytek has always had cool aesthetics.
 
Mr Peabody said:
Here's a review of the new MyTech GAN monoblocks but what prompted me to post is what Mitchell from Mytech posted in the comments. He explains why he fells GAN is the thing that brings Class D into competition with A or A/B while letting out of the bag why prior designs fall short. So in my opinion it sort of vindicates those of us who are not on the bandwagon for Class D. Maybe see what you guys think.

futureaudiophile.com

Mytek Empire Stereo GaN-FET Amp Reviewed

Somebody had to make a high end Gallium Nitride (GANFET) amp and Mytek has stepped up with their Empire power amp,.
futureaudiophile.com futureaudiophile.com
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I can point to some things in that article that are not correct.
The first thing is that AB amps don't suffer crossover distortion any more than class A as long as the AB amp is working properly. That its any other way is a bit of a myth. An AB amp might have a different distortion profile though. If its working right you have no prayer of hearing the 'transition' from A to AB.

Crossover distortion can occur in a class AB amp if its under-biased. At that point its literally a class C amplifier! But I would not regard that as an amp that is working properly.

What he should have pointed out is that class D amps are immune to crossover distortion. Its just not a thing with them so if properly designed can have a very good first Watt.

We designed our GaNFET module too. So the Mytek is not 'unique' in that regard. Not taking anything away from that as designing a class D module is not a trivial task. I suspect that most GaNFET amps have modules designed in-house.
 
atmasphere said:
I can point to some things in that article that are not correct.
The first thing is that AB amps don't suffer crossover distortion any more than class A as long as the AB amp is working properly. That its any other way is a bit of a myth. An AB amp might have a different distortion profile though. If its working right you have no prayer of hearing the 'transition' from A to AB.

Crossover distortion can occur in a class AB amp if its under-biased. At that point its literally a class C amplifier! But I would not regard that as an amp that is working properly.

What he should have pointed out is that class D amps are immune to crossover distortion. Its just not a thing with them so if properly designed can have a very good first Watt.

We designed our GaNFET module too. So the Mytek is not 'unique' in that regard. Not taking anything away from that as designing a class D module is not a trivial task. I suspect that most GaNFET amps have modules designed in-house.
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Yeah, I have to laugh at those who parrot they can hear when Pass transitions from A to A/B. I never heard it then I read an article by Nelson Pass that basically state hearing any transition is impossible. It don't work like that.

It's been a minute since I read that article but I believe they mention your amps in the comparison section.
 
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