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george daniel
george daniel Posts: 12,096
edited September 2005 in Forum Testing Area
555 fs
JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    dat's a beast...
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    that thing would melt my 4's. :cool:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    It's also quite handy for arc welding,, I have two that I will be posting here along with alot of other gear soon, :)
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    do you have any other Adcoms George? (smaller Adcoms?)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    Yep, a 545 and a 545 II :)
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    george daniel wrote:
    Yep, a 545 and a 545 II :)

    what's the difference between the two? Does II have Mosfet circuitry like the new 5400 or something?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    what's the difference between the two? Does II have Mosfet circuitry like the new 5400 or something?

    Main diff is caps are slightly bigger...trans is slightly larger...output terminals are farther apart on the back...and it incorporates a triple darlington output stage that is supposed to achieve more linearity for especially difficult speaker loads. Oh yea it has a thermal protection indicator. The reg 545 has thermal protection just not a front mounted led. Pretty much same as a 545, some like the sound of the original better....who knows. They didn't start using Mosfet's until the 5xxx series.

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited September 2005
    The difference is...

    the 545 is better.

    Its built better, it sounds better, it IS better. IMO of course ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    edited September 2005
    george daniel wrote:
    It's also quite handy for arc welding,, I have two that I will be posting here along with alot of other gear soon, :)

    My brother has GFA-585LE which is essentially (2) 565 mono blocks in the same chassis. Talk about arc welding capability. That puppy at full tilt will trip the circuit breaker sometimes.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited September 2005
    Another thing about the original Adcom series. They look better. No joke...

    The faceplate is so much darker, more elegant looking than the faded looking II series...

    The Original 535 could mop the floor with the 535 II ALL day long too...
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2005
    ok; so back to the 555......price?? Not that I'm interested....but you never know.....
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    edited September 2005
    $10,000,000.01 (no tax)...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    edited September 2005
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    Another thing about the original Adcom series. They look better. No joke...

    The faceplate is so much darker, more elegant looking than the faded looking II series...

    The Original 535 could mop the floor with the 535 II ALL day long too...

    Series II is more of a glossy finish where as original was more of a matte finish. Nelson Pass did the original prototype for Adcom and he commented about the series II, something to the effect they just kept adding stuff....until it wasn't like the original anymore. To keep it in context he was refering to the triple darlington output stage added to all series II Adcoms. I got the general feeling he felt they didn't need it. More for specs than sound IMO. They could then claim that they could drive 1-2 OHM speakers w/o shutting down. I agree with Sid... the original is the better of the two by far.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    $10,000,000.01 (no tax)...

    And for that price,, shipping included ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    edited September 2005
    george daniel wrote:
    And for that price,, shipping included ;)

    What a deal.....all those on their way to PolkFest are gonna be sorry they missed out on this deal :D

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited September 2005
    Before I switched to bryston I was running 3 565's and a 585 for my system... Holy ****, the lights would dim when I lit those up- and each was on its own circuit breaker. I didn't care much for the 585- just too much **** in too small of a chassis, but I still miss those 565's. I could drive my LSI's as hard as i could stand and they'd barely get warm... I might be interested in that 555... I've got another of the same vintage and the biamping/bridge mono possibilities are endless. but I'm not paying any more than $90,000 and shipping better be included.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    Shipping included,but only UPS ground,,seriously, I will post the pic's and prices on the forum FIRST, probabally on Sunday afternoon, right now I'm enjoying my newly acquired Mint 1'cs--enjoy your weekend :D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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