polk SDA 1A /adcom 535 II

zippty2001
zippty2001 Posts: 232
edited July 2013 in Vintage Speakers
right now I am running my sda 1A on a onkyo 805.
I can get a adcom gfa 535 for $50 will this push the sda? I know I would want a better amp in the long run but the price is good and just wanted to know. I cant find any info in the 535 in a 4 ohm load.

thanks for any help
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited July 2013
    It probably worth 50 bucks but its a little light for the 1a in my opinion.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited July 2013
    I'd look for something else, maybe a Rotel or a higher level Adcom. The only thing I could find with any reliable information described its sound as etched and forward sounding in the highs, congested in the mid range.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2013
    zippty2001 wrote: »
    I can get a adcom gfa 535 for $50 will this push the sda?
    I'd have already bought it, providing it's in decent condition. It's old enough that the caps may be marginal.
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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited July 2013
    Schurkey wrote: »
    I'd have already bought it, providing it's in decent condition. It's old enough that the caps may be marginal.

    o ya its right here in my house I got it no matter what just want to know if I should use it or my onkyo 805 right now with my sda1A
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited July 2013
    Well pop the hood look for leaky caps etc

    Plug it in with nothing hooked up and let it run for an hour, if no smoke or hums then hook it up
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited July 2013
    The SDAs sure love the power, but I have learned watts aren't everything. With my Adcom setup which includes a GFA-555(200 wpc) and a Adcom GTP 555 pre I barely move the volume control and my wife is stomping on the floor from the upstairs. With my carver setup I can go a little ways farther before upsetting the wife. My carver setup includes a TFM-25(225 wpc) and my C1 pre. The pre amps may have something to do with it so take this with a grain of salt.
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
    Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
    Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • emionence1963
    emionence1963 Posts: 32
    edited July 2013
    Polks need power to sing. Efficient they are not. My SDA2's are laughing at my 525 watts that I throw at them! Do I listen to them at that ear bleeding level? NO. but its nice to know that they will take whatever I can put into them.
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