From Tyson on p.23 of the Gallium Nitride post,
"I bought mine used, someone had bought 2 to use in their system and found that only 1 was needed. Lucky me!"
Which raises an interesting point and cause for this thread. Do monoblocks outperform stereo amps when considering soundstage presentation (if not headroom issues)? Note John Atkinson's comment in the Jan., 2023 issue of Stereophile when reviewing the Schiit Audio Tyr amplifier (as monoblocks),
"Monoblock amplifiers always excel at reproducing recorded soundstages... A shiver ran down my spine: the Tyrs excelled at reproducing recorded space..."
I've used monoblocks for decades, and for, among others, the reason Atkinson notes. Other reasons include ease of placement and shorter speaker cables. Still, I wonder. Certainly, having monoblocks maximizes channel separation (?) which, arguably, optimizes soundstage. But, perhaps, I drank the cool-aid. Oh well, no matter - with the MiniGan 5's as monoblocks I couldn't be happier with the sound I'm hearing now.