From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:56:18 -0800, john larkin    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:19:56 +0000, Cursitor Doom    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>Are they typically, or invariably even, set up to run in class D?   
   >>   
   >>CD   
   >   
   >Certainly switchmode, not linear.   
   >   
   >There are a bunch of named classes, but all are basically class D.   
   >   
   >GaNs can switch really fast, which for a given power makes things   
   >small.  Aside from that, they have no real advantages over mosfets.   
   >   
   >A delta-sigma GaN amp might be fun.   
   >   
   >But audio makes no sense, which is why people still spend big on   
   >turntables and tubes.   
      
   So what else are they suited to?   
      
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