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In Reply to: RE: Should I consider an Adcom GFA-555? posted by bboroski on January 05, 2012 at 11:07:41
I have been looking into something similar. And found Adcom, Aragon, Acurus and Hafler as the brands that had solid reputations and were within a similar price range to yours. The Nakamichi's with the Threshold Stasis designs (PA-5 and PA-7) are also worth considering. All of these brands have amps made by very well respected amp designers. Sure they made compromises to reach their price points on these, but you are getting pretty solid circuit designs. And I hear of folks upgrading these amps with more boutique parts to good effect.
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I didn't have the chance to listen to the Nakamichis. Saturday Audio Exchange here in Chicago has one here, that I may get around to auditioning. What I listed were the names that came up in reviews and forum posts.
I have an Aragon 4004 which I think I will stick with. That amp I can report has excellent bass in my system. With great abilities at low-level detail retrieval, an attribute I think speaks well of an amp.
A friend suggested I look at at some older Aragon, Acurus, and Belles
amps. From what I have found out about them, they seem to be very good
amps for the money. But I wonder if any of them possess the bass slam of
an Adcom. If so, which models?
Edits: 01/06/12
Have you actually heard the Nakamichi PA-5 and PA-7. The store I worked at sold them and I was not impressed. I like the sound of the Threshold amps and I currently have one in my system. However, the Naks never measured up to my ears, although I have wondered if they could be modified. Also since the Naks look so good, owners generally want a lot of money for them. I say stay away unless you get a very low price! (YMMV)
Dave
I found the Threshold amps from the 1980s to be substantially better sounding than the Nakamichi Stasis amps.
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