Monster vs. Adcom

Frank Z
Frank Z Posts: 5,860
edited April 2004 in Electronics
Thought I'd re-post this for those of you that were not aware that it had been posted.

Monster vs. Adcom
9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,757
    edited April 2004
    Frank, thanks for re-posting that as I did miss it the first time. Very nice review guys.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited April 2004
    Excellent review. Thanks.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2004
    Sean,
    Did I read that correctly? $1K?
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
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  • pjdami
    pjdami Posts: 1,894
    edited April 2004
    Frank,

    Nice review indeed. Very well done. I enjoyed reading it and love this kind of stuff.

    How do you think the Outlaw matches up against the Monster?

    P.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2004
    We didn't actually compare the Outlaw to the Adcom or the Monster, but I put my best pair of ears on the following day and went back through some of the same material. I'd have to say that the Oultlaw sounded better to me than the Adcom. A lot more depth and a bit more clarity. The Monster certainly had the edge in power, but the Outlaw seems to stack up fairly well, not equal, but still damn good. If the Multi-channel amp becomes available in the near future I'm going to do an A/B shoot out between the 2 and see what happens.
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  • pjdami
    pjdami Posts: 1,894
    edited April 2004
    We didn't actually compare the Outlaw to the Adcom or the Monster

    Yeah, my bad. Forgot about the two channel amps vs. multichannel Outlaw. Good to hear that the Outlaw held its own though.
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited April 2004
    Damn straight, Frank. Great work. Thanks for raising the bar around here with genuine good info we can all benefit from.

    Actually the silver lining for me here is your call on the Outlaw. For a 7.1 separates system with a dedicated sub for the lows, it looks like the Outlaw 7x100 amp for under a grand is very hard to beat.

    That Monster sure is purty, though.
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
    SVS
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2004
    Thanks all. We had a good time with both amps.
    Hopefully a few of you will get together and do the same thing. It's kinda cool to have another person around to bounce ideas off of and have them point out things that you might have missed.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by Frank Z
    The Monster certainly had the edge in power, but the Outlaw seems to stack up fairly well, not equal, but still damn good.

    I would really like to hear your impression of the 200W Outlaw in comparison. As I read through that review(OUTSTANDING!) and could not help but think my 770 has never let me down and as I have read on many occasions the Outlaw is VERY NEUTRAL.

    HBomb
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2004
    Excellent review, great format, thanks for the time spent putting it together :D
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Shell
    Shell Posts: 134
    edited April 2004
    Excellent review. I have to be honest, I mostly skim reviews because they are usually boring but this one read very well. I also like the head to head comparison. I look forward to future reviews.
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