Should I upgrade my adcom 750 w/black gate caps

Are you talking about an Adcom GCD-750 or the GFP-750? If it is the GFP-750, do you use it in active or passive mode? Sean
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I'm talking about the preamp. I use active mode all the time.
Thanhn,

What would you suggest used on audiogon with $1000.00 spending cash.

I can't comment personally on the Black Gate upgrade but at the $ 1000 dollar mark very few preamps will compare w/ the GFP-750. If you can live w/o the convenience of the remote
and HT pass through, than you may want to look at the Audible Illusion M3A or if you don't have a need for vinyl their L1 preamp. For a little more green than you could pick up an older Sonic Frontiers SFL2.
Good luck...

One of my friends ( Lou S. ) that posts both here and on the Asylum has experimented with caps to a great extent. His findings are that Black Gates bypassed with Reliable Cap RT or RTX series caps work best. The Black Gates by themselves tend to lose high end "sparkle" and extension but work quite well in terms of improving bass impact and midrange liquidity. Whether or not you find it to be worth the money invested may depend on the rest of your system, your listening skills and what you expect to achieve. Sean
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I am a newbie to this site, and I am researching to put together a good "budget" system. I cannot comment on the original question here but would like to ask a different one. Sean asked if "you use it in active or passive mode?", could someone explain this, I have no idea what this means. Thanks.