Adcom, B&K, or Rotel?????????

I would take the B&K over Rotel & Adcom but what about others like McCormack, Bryston ST series, older Classe. All of these would be better than the B&K stuff (IMHO) - Maybe too high for your budget but worth a look as excellent options???

Sean, I'd be interested to hear about the modifications you've made to the B&Ks. If you don't want to clutter up this thread you can email me through member lookup. I currently own a B&K AV6000II. Probably not the best but I like it. It drives a pair of Paradigm Reference Studio 60s. Don't know how it compares to Adcom or Rotel. But it is definitely better than the NAD 2400 it replaced. My one complaint is that is seems a little slow dynamically. Some of the problem was alleviated when I replaced the stock power-cord with a Custom Power Cord Company Model 11 cord.

If you're listening to amps in the price range of Adcom and Rotel you might want to also audition Parasound. John Curl designs, very good build quality and sound for the money and relatively easy to find used. I agree with the previous post about the quality of McCormack amps. I replaced a Parasound HCA-1000 with a McCormack 0.5 Deluxe of the same rated power and the difference in quality was amazing but, then, the used price of the McCormack was double the used price of the Parasound.

If you're listening to amps in the price range of Adcom and Rotel you might want to also audition Parasound. John Curl designs, very good build quality and sound for the money and relatively easy to find used. I agree with the previous post about the quality of McCormack amps. I replaced a Parasound HCA-1000 with a McCormack 0.5 Deluxe of the same rated power and the difference in quality was amazing but, then, the used price of the McCormack was double the used price of the Parasound.

I own a couple of BK amps. I have had one problem with each of them (they are a few years old each). However, BK was great with the repairs and sent them back better than new. They sound great (for the money). I also had a Rotel amp some years ago. It was fine, also.