B&K, NAD, or Adcom

Quality321
Quality321 Posts: 18
edited January 2011 in Electronics
Which of these amps will be a better mate with rti speakers 70% movies 30% Music.

I just wanted to get your take on these three brands. What are some of the Characteristics of these three bands?


B&K ST140

Nad 214

Adcom GTA-5200
Polks All The Way
Fronts RT55i
Front Presence RT35i
Center CSi40
Side Channels FXi50
Rears RT55i
Rear Presence RT15i
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    The B&K
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited January 2011
    Have a 214 for sale... lol
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    The NAD would work well too. I love the bang for the buck Adcom's, but not that particular model.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2011
    Also look at Rotel & Parasound. I like them better than the three listed company's above. Adcom is a great budget amp IMO.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited January 2011
    B&k...definately.
    HT SYSTEM-
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    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
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    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Grant Fidelity tube dac
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited January 2011
    I'm a huge fan of B & K and they seem to do really well the RTi series. My ST 2140 really helped my RTi10's.

    Scott
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,937
    edited January 2011
    In that price point I would definitely say B&K Rotel Parasound - All day
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,232
    edited January 2011
    B&k amps
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited January 2011
    B&K.......all the way.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Not to muck things up, but...

    For music my order would be B&K / NAD / Adcom...

    But for HT I'd be tempted to reverse the order...


    Thoughts???
    More later,
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    Not to muck things up, but...

    For music my order would be B&K / NAD / Adcom...

    But for HT I'd be tempted to reverse the order...


    Thoughts???

    I would 100% agree.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited January 2011
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    Not to muck things up, but...

    For music my order would be B&K / NAD / Adcom...

    But for HT I'd be tempted to reverse the order...


    Thoughts???

    No exp. with NAD here. If B&K amps are anything like there amps, I'd say they would work well in an HT if you are looking for clarity, but if you just want a bunch of punch in your face, then grab the an Adcom, But I think you will want some thing a little bigger than the 5200. You should take a look at parasound also, I've heard detail out of My Parasound that the Adcom could not do. The Adcom had a more driving bass, but the Parasound will give you more speed, detail, and a more natural sound IMO than the Adcom.
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  • Quality321
    Quality321 Posts: 18
    edited January 2011
    I think I am going to pull the trigger on the B&K amp. I understand this is a classic and it preformed back in it's day. Even from the replies it gotten the most votes...
    Polks All The Way
    Fronts RT55i
    Front Presence RT35i
    Center CSi40
    Side Channels FXi50
    Rears RT55i
    Rear Presence RT15i
    Bottom Line, Greatness and Fun....
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited January 2011
    Good choice, their build quality is pretty darn good too. For music or movies,it's hard to not like a B&k.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2011
    Quality321 wrote: »
    I think I am going to pull the trigger on the B&K amp. I understand this is a classic and it preformed back in it's day. Even from the replies it gotten the most votes...


    I think because you only chose three company's. IMO I like Parasound and Rotel much better.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited January 2011
    What;s the difference between a B&K ST 140 and an EX 140.
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