Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine

I had the GFP 750 in my system for about 6 months.I thought it was a pretty good.

Fairly Transparent with a leaning toward a dry presentation.

Amp at the time was a Aleph 30.

Nelson Pass designed the preamp  and probably one of the better products that Adcom released.

Buy them both! That's the spirit. Comparing them at home is the best answer.

It will be great to read your findings.                                                  

"@mrdmbman I have decided to buy them both! I will circle back with my review of both."

There you go, nice!  This is truly the only way to know, to help decide in your system, setup, and matching with your amplifier. There is always a buyer for the good used stuff, whatever you decide to resale later.  Be sure to use the exact same cables on both setups, if at all possible. Best of Luck.   

You will never look back ... AVA all the way.

Thus is probably not fair because I have not heard that model of VA. I am commenting because of some of the comments about Adcom. I have heard all of their pre's and consider most poor. However the GFP750 is a fine preamp, No other Adcom is in the same league. It is passive, it is active, it is single ended and it is balanced, doing all fairly well. I have met Frank and heard alot of his gear. For me, if I could get someone that I trust that clearly know them both and could tell me that the VA is better, I might go that way,  if not, the Adcom is a safe bet and I'd run with that. Plus, not likely that you would lose on resale of the Adcom.