I've owned various Adcom items and they were always nice sounding and reliable...I went for the tuner-preamp with a 535 when they first came out, later a balanced preamp (can't remember which one) used with different power amps, and more 535s (used and new, including the 535II) both for studio and otherwise. Sold 'em all eventually except a 5300 that's used for remote (deck) speaker duties...that amp sounds great and was seriously inexpensive used. Nice stuff, but watch for oldness issues...leaking caps, hair loss...