Adcom Amps & Pres

Well said Danielk141!!! IMHO It'll STOMP a few others selling at twice its price. Same goes for the 5802. To say nothing of a couple of excellent Pres. Some like to point to a few well known QC glitches that have occured over the years as justification for their poor regard, but truth be told and all records exposed, some of the most highly regarded names out there have had more then their share of same. Lets face it, it's always been in vogue to beat up on the underdog. I think it would be interesting to know how many folks who could EASILY afford those are perfectly happy hanging on to these fine examples of FAIRLY PRICED GEAR.

I had a GFA-5500 and ran flawlessly for years. I never had power hungry speakers though. Now, I have 2 Adcom amps in my car stereo, and they are awesome..and I had McIntosh car amps just before them.

I used Adcom amps for many years, usually in biamp systems where amplifier cost (particularly for multichannel) can really get out of hand. "Bang for the buck" really sums it up. The only problem I ever had was a blown power supply fuse (internal) caused by my stupidity in shorting out the amp with some homemade cables. Replaced the fuse and everything was OK.

Now I am using CarverPro ZR1600 amps. They have even more bang for fewer bucks, and sound great.

Thanks for the responses! I'm also curious as to how others feel about the sound of the newer MOSFET Adcom amps versis their older powerplants such as the 565 mono blocks?

Adcom is good. Krell is a tad more forgiving in the treble, 'tho. So I guess that is some of what you pay for with the big boys? YMMV.