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RE: Thanks for the responses! Analysis:

Posted by mr.bear (A) on May 16, 2015 at 14:16:55

In Reply to: Help me with amp-buyer's remorse- Adcom GFA5500 posted by mr.bear on May 11, 2015 at 15:17:08:

Thanks for your comments on the buyer's remorse issue! Right now the Adcom is burning in on the bench and I'll write an actual 'review' here in a fortnight - gotta' take some time to listen and let it sink in.
The responses fell into a few broad categories:

Folks who know the Adcom MOS-FET series and say they're pretty good, a few different versions were noted. This is useful information since it helps with the remorse condition without SSRI's.

Folks who say either 1) I should have save X more years and bought a Model Xxxxx it sounds much better; that I settled a little low on the price/performance curve or 2) I should have less watts for the about same bucks in a Model Yyyyy that sounds much better. But something with considerable output is required, and I have a budget. This is useful information in planning future amplifier purchases however.

Folks who dismiss Adcom as mid-fi flotsam and say I've sailed off the edge of the Audiophile world. I get it. But someone has to buy that older midpriced gear and I'm looking for an optimum point in sonics / cost. This is useful information in a way- it suggests I'm under the bell-curve where I have to be.

I'll let y'all know how it reacts in the Bearcave with my beloved old Thiels, old VPI, and old ears.

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