Musical SS Amp Under $350 w/ Adcom GFP 565 Pre Amp

Are you talking about the Nikko amps from the '80s? I could never afford one, but I always wondered what they sounded like.

Gunbei,
Firstly I used Nikko Alpha 125Wpc for bottom end.
Then I tried them just by themselves. The sound was much larger than this thing costs used and yes they're of 80's and produced no more.
I guess for the used price of Nikko you get a performance of near new Bryston as an example.

I believe i had the same one. it was Alpha 220, with led displays and if i can remember plug for headphones? I regret selling it.

I've been checking prices on them. There some great deals out there on Ebay.

Your amp and preamp are fine IMO. You'd have to spend a lot more change to do significantly better. I'd stick with copper wire only and look into getting another speaker. I think the Monitor speaker is decent, but I'd recommend looking into a nice British monitor like the Epos 12 or 14. They are quite smooth and can be found for a good price on this site. That change alone my offer you a more musical and less analytical result.

Rob