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In Reply to: RE: I recently experimented with amps for the Advents posted by E-Stat on July 26, 2016 at 11:57:15
An interesting post.
I suppose any technology (like switching amps) will improve over time, and with the number of companies working with it. But I have wondered how good the very affordable amps are. Pretty good, I guess.
I had an NAD C320BEE (my grandson has it now); but wasn't all that happy with the sound. Bass was there; but not tight - mids and treble were nice though. It sounded quite different from my NAD C350. A much wider soundstage for one. The C350 was much narrower. However, the C350 had much tighter bass with much better articulation and stronger as well; although the C350 was not as natural sounding as the C320BEE in the mids and highs. I've never had a chance to compare the C326BEE to the C320BEE, and have wondered if it was the same preamp and amp with more bells and whistles. Apparently not.
I do think the C326BEE is on the low power side for stacked Advents. I know it has a lot of dynamic headroom; but even so...
I'm thoroughly enjoying the Adcom tuner-preamp and amp. They work very well with my Rotel CD players and I find the sound very natural, particularly on vocals. And that's why the C350 is going - it's good; but lacks the naturalness of the Adcom gear and the Rotel tuner-preamp and amp.
Jerry
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i bought the gfp565 and gfa555II about twenty years ago and i was sort of satisfied with the system. it gave my speakers new slam and firmness of sound as will happen with good powerful amps like the 555II.
THEN i happened upon an audio research sp3a1 for a song. WOW! the clarity, imaging, soundstage, high and low frequency extension and dead accurate color (tone) that was just ABSENT on the adcom preamp.
the 555II otoh DELIVERED the goods, and passed all that tubed goodness on to the speakers. how and why did i believe the review of the gfp565 in stereophile by gary galo?? somersetting is WRONG with his ears. i haven't personally used the 565 since the ARC came to rest in its place.
i had heard that the 545 was excellent but so is the 555II, AND the 5400, 5500, and of course 5800 (all used by my friend on his ML ReQusets. never a hint of the brightness supposedly heard by many deaf repeaters online.
...regards...tr
I do think the C326BEE is on the low power side for stacked Advents.
I'm now running a single pair on stands.
Ended up moving the 1+1 stats inside for use in the HT and gave away the other pair of Advents and the Eosone sub pictured.
nt
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