FS: Adcom GFA 6000 5ch amp - 300

TroyD
TroyD Posts: 13,077
edited April 2008 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
Here you go:

From my personal collection, a nice 5ch amp. Works perfect. Sounds great, looks great. (no serious marks, avg dust, mark or two on the cover)

100wpc for the front 3 channels, 60wpc for the surrounds.

I'm driving a pair of Carver Amazing Silvers with this right now with zero issues so I'm thinking that it will handle anything you can throw at it.

This mates VERY well to the pair of 2.3tl's that I have for sale also :)

I have a copy of the manual as well.

300, shipped, lower 48.

BDT
I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited April 2008
    Nobody need a kick **** 5ch amp???

    BDT
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited April 2008
    Nice amp; nice price.

    Somebody jump on it. I have no need for 5ch but someone must.

    I've seen lots of people posting on the forum lately about wanting to get a separate amp for HT use. Where are you guys??
    "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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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited April 2008
    They have all been convinced that you need at least 200wpc for it to sound good.

    Throw this together with a cheap pre and you have a rig that will easily beat most rcvrs out there.
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,047
    edited April 2008
    I'm running a SOny str-da5es AVR that has "110 w/ch". What would this amp give me that the AVR doesn't? Would it sound better to use the amp or leave well enough alone?

    Shawn
    Shawn
    AVR: Marantz SR-5011
    Center Channel: Polk LsiM706c
    Front: Polk LsiM703
    Rear: LSI fx
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39pci
    Television: Samsung UN58NU7100FXZA
    DVD Player: Sony PS4
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited April 2008
    shawn474 wrote: »
    I'm running a SOny str-da5es AVR that has "110 w/ch". What would this amp give me that the AVR doesn't? Would it sound better to use the amp or leave well enough alone?

    Shawn


    All watts are not created equal...in most cases, a power amp offers superior sound and power handling than the amp section in an AVR. In this case, it's a relatively cheap experiment but one that I think is highly worthwhile.

    BDT
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2008
    shawn474 wrote: »
    I'm running a SOny str-da5es AVR that has "110 w/ch". What would this amp give me that the AVR doesn't? Would it sound better to use the amp or leave well enough alone?

    Shawn

    Check, and see if your sony has preouts. Even the 100wpc Adcoms will smoke an AVR.
    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.
    Thanks
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,047
    edited April 2008
    It has preouts. Let me think about it.

    Thanks for the info.

    Shawn
    Shawn
    AVR: Marantz SR-5011
    Center Channel: Polk LsiM706c
    Front: Polk LsiM703
    Rear: LSI fx
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39pci
    Television: Samsung UN58NU7100FXZA
    DVD Player: Sony PS4
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited April 2008
    Question answered.
    "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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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited April 2008
    No, Phasearray's BS was deleted and the subsequent replies. Nothing nefarious, I was just irked about some dickbump effing up my FM thread.

    BDT
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,204
    edited April 2008
    shawn474 wrote: »
    I'm running a SOny str-da5es AVR that has "110 w/ch". What would this amp give me that the AVR doesn't? Would it sound better to use the amp or leave well enough alone?

    Shawn

    I'll give you my experience with this amp. The reason I purchased it was because my AVR was running very hot driving the 4ohm LSi speakers. My objective was not necessarily to get improved sound, but to relieve my AVR. My AVR is a former flagship, the H/K 7300, so it has a very solid amp section...probably a legitimate 110wpc. I really didn't notice much difference in sound, but I am very satisfied because my AVR doesn't get hot anymore.

    Where I really noticed the value of this amp was when I hooked it up to my H/K 75 with my Polk R50's and LSi 7's. Although the H/K 75 is really good, the Adcom just "opened up" the sound.

    My overall experience with this amp has been positive. While it doesn't meet the "200wpc" stamp of approval, I driving my system with it and am very satisfied with the results. Someone should take this off of Troy's hands.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited April 2008
    The 200 WPC "minimum" is pure B.S. Even for 4 ohm loads.

    100WPC will push almost any speaker to ear bleeding levels without distortion, in a medium size room.

    There it is. I said it.

    This is a great amp at a great price.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited April 2008
    It's all about the current. Not sure about this Adcom, but the company in general has an excellent history of producing some clean sounding high current amps. 100 Watts of real high current power will blow any Best Buy AVR away.
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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited April 2008
    I'll take this off your hands Troy. I'm getting ready to sit down and watch the KU-NC game, I'll pm you after a bit.
    "The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage." Thucydides
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited April 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    The 200 WPC "minimum" is pure B.S. Even for 4 ohm loads.

    100WPC will push almost any speaker to ear bleeding levels without distortion, in a medium size room.

    There it is. I said it.

    This is a great amp at a great price.

    I agree I've been running a 100 wpc Adcom for 20 years with LSi's, SDA's and RTA's and perhaps occasionally in an attempt to see what kind of volume I could get I got the clipping lights to flicker. And that was very very loud.

    This is plenty of amp and if it doesn't flinch running the Amazings it won't flinch running any type of HT set-up including LSi's on all channels.

    Somebody buy the damn thing and get your HT on.

    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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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited April 2008
    heiney9 wrote: »

    Somebody buy the damn thing and get your HT on.

    H9

    PM sent already. Get off my back, geez :)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited April 2008
    Disc Jockey wrote: »
    PM sent already. Get off my back, geez :)

    I see that, good job :p
    "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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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    The 200 WPC "minimum" is pure B.S. Even for 4 ohm loads.

    100WPC will push almost any speaker to ear bleeding levels without distortion, in a medium size room.

    There it is. I said it.

    This is a great amp at a great price.

    +1000
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    Amen.
    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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  • dfranks
    dfranks Posts: 207
    edited April 2008
    Sold? or not sold?
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited April 2008
    Sorry about that,

    Sale pending to disc jockey...

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • GEBBY44
    GEBBY44 Posts: 939
    edited April 2008
    Did this sell Troy? I was just wondering because I'm looking to unload my 6000 as well, but I don't want to throw it up on the forum here if yours is still up for sale. Gotta look out for the veterans:)
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited April 2008
    Thanks, bro.

    Yes, did sell so fire away.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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