I am using an Adcom GFP-750 preamp with an Adcom GDD-1 (which only does Dolby Digital 5.1) for home theater. All I can say is that I think the 750 really does a great job. I use it in passive mode because the music has a more open soundstage this way. I had an Adcom GTP-500 II which was a Stereophile Class B Recommended Component. When I compared the 500 to the 750 I was amazed at how much more information was making it to my ear with the 750. For $700, the price of a used 750, I don't think you could do much better. If you like your HT rig, this would be a good way to go. If you sold your HT rig and bought one that had as good a two channel section as the 750, I think the whole deal would cost you alot more than $700!
ADCOM 750 preamp or processor for home theater?
Hi, I have Aragon Palladium monoblocks diving Magnapan 1.6's. I originally used an old cavre25.1 as a preamp but I recently acquir a parasound 2205 5 Ch amp with anagstrom 100 for HT. I had planned to use the parasound only for the rears and center and keep my aragons for th fronts(90% of my listeenig is stereo). However the angstrom has a loud hum and overall does not seem to sound very good an stereo. ANy way my question is should I buy a processor with a good two channel section and analog bypass(e.g. Aragon stage 1)or buy an adcom 750 2 channel preamp and use th angstrom fo ht utilizing the Adcoms "processor though feature? Other sugeestions would also by appreciated