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green0153

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New guy !
« on: 3 Oct 2024, 12:19 pm »
Hello world!
I found this forum researching Gan amps and got the Mini Gan 5 for my Acoustat 2+2.
Great amp, bass control is amazing. Now I am in search of the modifications that can be done as those are my favourite part of the hobby.

Looking forward to contributing to the group.

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Re: New guy !
« Reply #1 on: 3 Oct 2024, 03:49 pm »
Welcome to the Circle! I had Acoustat 2+2s for 25 years and the first & most important thing they needed was an amplifier that could handle their extremely wild impedance curve and not go to hell. Sounds like you've made that step already. They needed a subwoofer for the bottom octave right from the start. Then getting the vertical angle right was the second most important & non-obvious thing. It's a pain though, because they are very tall and heavy; I started out with different thickness books, (equal thickness on both sides) under the rear edge of the baseplate. After you find the optimum tip-down angle you can get full width base wedges built. I faced mine with fairly thick self-adhesive silicone tape. You will almost certainly want/need to add a safety strap from the speaker top to the wall behind or make some sort of counter-balance if the wall is too far back (that's a good thing sound wise, along with anti-reflection absorption on that rear surface). In the end though, I hated that it had only a single, rather narrow sweet spot and a lot of venetian-blinding of the highs up and down along the sweet spot axis. A love / hate thing for me with those speakers, but mostly love. Good luck on your journey!

green0153

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Re: New guy !
« Reply #2 on: 3 Oct 2024, 04:59 pm »
Thank you! That’s a great idea, I will try to get the vertical angle right. My ceiling is 3m and the room is 4.5 x 2.7m. I have to put them near the side wall. Also I have to get some acoustic panels for the back wall and sides https://wallpanelen.nl/en/product/akupanel-classic-oak-with-gray-felt/
I just got the Acoustat and previously I was listening on Stax headphones exclusively so there’s lots of experimenting now.

Phil A

Re: New guy !
« Reply #3 on: 3 Oct 2024, 07:52 pm »
Welcome!

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Re: New guy !
« Reply #4 on: 4 Oct 2024, 12:40 am »
Welcome to AC  :thumb:
GanFet amps are great.

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Re: New guy !
« Reply #5 on: 4 Oct 2024, 07:53 am »
Welcome to AC  :thumb:
GanFet amps are great.

Thanks!

GanFet will have a great future in audio and get even better.

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« Reply #6 on: 4 Oct 2024, 09:41 pm »
Greetings & Welcome to AC   :thumb:

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Re: New guy !
« Reply #7 on: 5 Oct 2024, 12:52 am »
Thanks!

GanFet will have a great future in audio and get even better.
Check this topic, I will translate more material as soon I have ''time''.
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=188775.0
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