My gift to myself when I got divorced in 1990 was a system that consisted of an Adcom 545 amp, Adcom GTP 500 II preamp/ tuner, KEF Q55 speakers, and a Magnavox CD630 cd player. These Adcom products were the second generation of their components, which were made in Taiwan at the time.
This was my first foray into separates. I had previously owned a Pioneer receiver/ Dual turntable/ EPI speakers system. I really appreciated the upgrade.
When I finally sold the Adcom in 2003 and purchased a Musical Fidelity A3 amp, I was surprised with what I had been missing with the Adcom set-up.
The Adcom could be sterile and brittle sounding. One day I swapped in a vintage Marantz receiver as the preamp and the sound just opened up and bloomed. Knew I was looking at a change.
Sorry for the trip down memory lane, but at the end of the day if you like the Adcom sound, try some Audiosource amps. They sound very similar and you can buy them new for cheap money.
Rich
This was my first foray into separates. I had previously owned a Pioneer receiver/ Dual turntable/ EPI speakers system. I really appreciated the upgrade.
When I finally sold the Adcom in 2003 and purchased a Musical Fidelity A3 amp, I was surprised with what I had been missing with the Adcom set-up.
The Adcom could be sterile and brittle sounding. One day I swapped in a vintage Marantz receiver as the preamp and the sound just opened up and bloomed. Knew I was looking at a change.
Sorry for the trip down memory lane, but at the end of the day if you like the Adcom sound, try some Audiosource amps. They sound very similar and you can buy them new for cheap money.
Rich