Galion TS A75 Power Amp

I know I am late to the party but still, I must confess that Galion TS A75 surprised me. I have learned over the years not to ride the hype trains so easily but man I am happy I got into this one.
My Audiovector R3 Arrete speakers are very demanding, not in driving capability, but in sound quality. They have the tendency to expose every little flaw in the chain so I didn't got my hopes up when I ordered this amp but ordering in Europe with 30 days return policy definitively helped. They worked pretty well with a Benchmark AHB2 and the matching preamplifier LA4, with squeaky clean sound coming from a black hole.
When I first powered the Galion A75 the highs from those AMT drivers were killing me and the bass was a bit mushy. I gave it few days, things started to settle but still the highs were distracting, not harsh but still too much. Then I remembered that everything was tuned for the other amp so I started to look on the cables and I removed 2 rhodium connectors and everything snapped into place. That's all I did after almost 5 days and this baby can sing so beautifully. Articulate and communicative. I still cant believe that I have such a delicate and open sound with thundering bass and airy highs. Is like having full range drivers, you can really hear a pin drop. I found myself enjoying it so much and I still believe that it will improve further not that I am missing something, just that I haven't seen any piece of hardware, so far, to settle under 200 hours at very least. It is already so musical without giving up technicalities. Usually in this price range you get one or the other. This has no right to sound that good for this kind of money. Its a unicorn.
Another important thing for me is that A75 is much cooler than AHB2 even inside a cabinet, so is very well built.
Thank you Thomas for bringing this beauty to the market at this price!

I like this amp! it sounds great! All the reviews are right.

I waited to write this review, as I was struggling with noisy electric in my old house. I have both the Galion amp and pre-amp. Now that everything’s burned in and my electric problems are fixed (dedicated line, Furman IT 20i) I can say that I love the sound of the Galion combo. With the Eversolo DMP A6, Paradigm 75Fs, silver Kimble interconnects and speaker wire, I have been listening to my stereo almost all day long, every day. I can’t believe the openness, clarity, taut bass, fun punchiness without fatigue. I mention the equipment because it all comes together perfectly, including the power conditioner. The Galions cleaned up the sound and I could hear each improvement as I made it. I was going to replace my speakers, but I don’t want to spoil the perfection! 😍

This amp is absolutely mind blowing! Everything about it is so awesome! The bass and dynamics are amazing paired with its hint of warmth to really give you that amazing coherent sound.

I hesitated writing this review because my system is bi-amped and I only use the A75 for the mids and highs. However the results are so good that I feel compelled to write a review, just understand that there will be no mention of bass performance.

The system is not your usual hifi system. The speakers are high-end DIY and the electronics are a Roon Nucleus end point, the MiniDSP SHD, the A75 and a high power (450 watts per channel) Class D amp. The speakers use a compression horn, a 10" mid/woofer and dual 15" woofers per side. This is an open baffle design.

The system has been up and running for a little over 6 months. Being an audiophile, I've thought of next steps, but have come to the realization that there is no upgrade path for this system. The resolution is tremendous; all you hear is the recording. If the recording is bright, you hear it. You know where the mic(s) are placed. The soundstage depth, width and height varies with the recording. The center channel image is strong and placing instruments and singers within the soundstage is easy to hear and locate. Sometimes you can even hear an artist breathing hard as he/she plays. All the details are there.

And that is the double-edged sword of resolution. This system, of which the A75 is a big part, simply soars with good recordings. I could not ask for more. However...on lesser recordings, all the flaws are laid to bare. Not harshly, but they are there. This system will not hide flaws. As a result, I mostly listen to well or very well recorded music on this system.

My wife, who is not an audiophile, on occasion, will ask to listen to a song she likes on my system. The first time, she was asking why certain instruments just cut out abruptly. I explained that this is the way the song was mixed and the engineer never thought anyone would hear it. The second time, the recording was so bad neither of us could stand it. She said the song sounded better on her iPad. She played it for me on her iPad and she was right. You could rock to the music with all the flaws in the recording well hidden.

The A75 is a surprisingly high-end component for its price and I doubt that it would hold back any high resolution system. The highs are well extended and not harsh and the midrange is deep and rich. But it will not hide flaws in the recording or the choices that an engineer makes such as having a jazz ensemble with the instruments separately mic'd and the bass player who was on the left is now center stage because his solo has come up and the engineer switched to his mic, collapsing the soundstage.

We all have music that we love that is just not well recorded. You will find yourself listening to that music with a lower resolution system that does not capture the flaws in the recording. The A75 is a worthy addition to a high resolution system. But it can be a reminder that sometimes you just don't want a system this good.