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Podcast: The Wonderful Wizard of GaN? Pulling Back the Curtains on the Next Generation of Amplification

Allen Sides of Ocean Way Audio and Alberto Guerra of AGD Productions join us to discuss their collaboration during T.H.E. Show 2023.

Alberto Guerra and Allen Sides on eCoustics Podcast

In this episode we return to the T.H.E. Show 2023, where we talk with Allen Sides of Ocean Way Audio and Alberto Guerra of AGD Productions. The unlikely duo teamed up at T.H.E. Show in Costa Mesa, CA to demonstrate the synergy between AGD electronics and Ocean Way Audio loudspeakers.

Allen Sides is a five-time Grammy winning engineer/producer who has worked on over a thousand albums. Under his companies, Ocean Way Recording and Ocean Way Audio, Allen developed highly-acclaimed loudspeaker systems for both professional studios as well as home hi-fi listening.

Alberto Guerra is the founder of AGD Productions, which is pioneering the use of Gallium Nitride (GaN) amplification technology in the company’s audiophile amplifiers and preamplifiers.

Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsors Q Acoustics & SVS for the support of our programming!


This episode was hosted by Brian Mitchell, eCoustics Founder & CEO and Mitch Anderson of Black Circle Studios. It was recorded on June 9, 2023 at T.H.E. Show at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa.

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Related reading: AGD Productions & Ocean Way Audio: T.H.E. Show 2023

For more information: AGD Productions | Ocean Way Audio

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