Adcom Gfp-750 Or?

snow
snow Posts: 4,344
edited October 2007 in Electronics
ADCOM GFP-750 For $700.00 is there a better 2 channel pre available and if so what might it be? Also If anyone has had this unit and would care to share there oppinions on it please do so.

REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    I believe thats the little MOS FET beauty that Nelson Pass designed for ADCOM.It is has a very simple gain path (using discrete transistors instead of IC op amps) and it is supposed to be a very good sounding pre, which is not surprising considering the designer.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,344
    edited October 2007
    Thanks GV. I am currently trying to put together the best 2 channel rig that I can afford and this pre is on top of my list so far in the $700.00 - $1000.00 range.

    I think I have the amp I need for this and the speakers. Now its a matter of a decent 2 channel pre and a dac. I have pretty much decided to get the TADAC that pearsall had gotten for $899.00

    I got some pretty decent interconnects and speaker cable from the fine folks here allready. Thanks go out to those that have sold to me these items.

    Later on I will concentrate on a better SACD/CD player than what I currently have.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,262
    edited October 2007
    Stellar pre that can be run in passive or active mode. Just as GV states NP design simple gain path all discrete top quality parts a very nice pre at twice the $700 used price. No phono section.

    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 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,344
    edited October 2007
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Stellar pre that can be run in passive or active mode. Just as GV states NP design simple gain path all discrete top quality parts a very nice pre at twice the $700 used price. No phono section.

    H9
    Thanks H9 for the input it is appreciated.

    I currently have my amp in the shop getting a few thing done to it, all six main capacitors are being replaced with higher voltage rating ones. 100 volt versus 75 volts since the rail voltage is running at 79 volts and the 2 small cheap coupling caps are being replaced with high quality mylar caps, the power cord is being replaced with a better quality one.

    So I have a little time to buy a few items before its ready and like Cathy says do it right the first time, and there is a vast wealth of knowledge here and I want to get the best I can for what I can afford.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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