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NAD vs. Adcom

thinking to upgrade power amp to make B&W dm604 s3s sing. any thoughts on NAD s200 vs Adcom gfa 555II or GFA 5500? currently biamped with NAD c325bee driving mids and highs and Adcom gfa535II driving bass {using preamp section of c325bee}
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riley804
1,224 posts
 
Depending on budget, I would look at something other than the Adcom amp.....besides it being an old amp, its not very musical sounding at all.
tbromgard
814 posts
 
I agree that Adcom products are not very musical. However, many people seem to like to 555 II. What is your budget? Maybe you could get into a McCormack amp-say the DNA .5. That is a very good amp. If not, try a B&K ST-140. Very musical, 120 watts per channel, and used its about $200. Enjoy.
foster_9
1,638 posts
 
This looks like a very good deal and a step up.
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1259646345&/Mccormack-Dna-0.5-classic-litt
danielk141
489 posts
 
I owned (4) GFA555IIs.
I owned (2) GFA 5500s.
The 555s are & were great for sub amps, but forward (bright) on my Magnepan 3.3Rs.
The 5500 is current, and sounds much more musical, to me.
I only sold both to go to Fully Balanced amps.
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