To Finish modding or not


I have a pair of Adcom GFA 565’s. They have been modded By Musical Designs. Mini Elite it was called years ago. And it really made a difference. A/B comparison to in Modded was incredible. I know if I finish the next level of the current mods they will be better. How much better I am not sure. Have ran then next to a Krell KSA 250 and they held their own. So do you guys feel doing the next step would be worth it? About $1400 is roughly what I am looking at. Some like mods, some don’t. Some like Adcom and some don’t. Lol.....  I’ll be driving a set of Maggie 1.7’s. Also how do you all feel about the Mcintosh MC 7150? 
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Showing 1 response by timlub

If you are keeping it for years to come, it may not be a bad choice, however, even though I would expect improvement, I would not expect night and day improvement.. next,  after the mod, your Adcom won't be worth much more than it is worth right now, so if you don't love the mod, then this may not be the best investment.  
I would encourage you to figure out how much the amp is worth if you sold it today and how much an amp that you would really like to have would run and start with that comparison.  For instance,  (just a random number, I have no idea of value)  you can sell your adcom for $800 and it would cost you $1400 to mod... without any other outlay of cash, you have to ask "What amp can I buy for $2200, am I better off with that than the modded Adcom"  
Good Luck with your quest,  Tim