Adcom amps

hydrostream
hydrostream Posts: 549
edited July 2008 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
#1 GFA-5400 with box and manual $200.00 sale pending on the 5400
#2 GFA-5300 $150.00
thanks jerry
Main- GTP-500II,GDC-600,GFA-555II and energy C-500s
Basement-Audiosource pre/tuner,GFA-545,Onkyo
DX-1400 and RTI10s
Garage-GTP-450,onkyo M-282 and R50s with RTi55
drivers and X-overs.
My baby 18' V-king Mod VP with a merc 2.4 BP.
KTM 620 Supermoto
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited July 2008
    Amazing deal on 5400... I miss mine :(
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited July 2008
    I had a 5400, 545, and they are way under rated. I should have kept mine too.
    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
    Ben
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  • hydrostream
    hydrostream Posts: 549
    edited July 2008
    These amps are great lots of head room. I also have a 555II and
    while it was getting repaired (fuse) i tried the 5400 and 5300
    with my GTP-500II and RTi10s and sounded just as good i hate
    to sell them but need some $ for other projects.
    jerry
    Main- GTP-500II,GDC-600,GFA-555II and energy C-500s
    Basement-Audiosource pre/tuner,GFA-545,Onkyo
    DX-1400 and RTI10s
    Garage-GTP-450,onkyo M-282 and R50s with RTi55
    drivers and X-overs.
    My baby 18' V-king Mod VP with a merc 2.4 BP.
    KTM 620 Supermoto
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited July 2008
    Do you have any pictures? What the condition of the 5400?

    Thanks
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  • davidk0512
    davidk0512 Posts: 157
    edited July 2008
    PM sent on the 5400, I'll take it
    David
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  • davidk0512
    davidk0512 Posts: 157
    edited July 2008
    Payment sent
    David
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  • hydrostream
    hydrostream Posts: 549
    edited July 2008
    Thanks david
    The 5400 is sold
    jerry
    Main- GTP-500II,GDC-600,GFA-555II and energy C-500s
    Basement-Audiosource pre/tuner,GFA-545,Onkyo
    DX-1400 and RTI10s
    Garage-GTP-450,onkyo M-282 and R50s with RTi55
    drivers and X-overs.
    My baby 18' V-king Mod VP with a merc 2.4 BP.
    KTM 620 Supermoto
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited July 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I had a 5400, 545, and they are way under rated. I should have kept mine too.

    IMO, the 545 is the best kept secret in the whole Adcom line :D
    "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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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited July 2008
    heiney9 wrote: »
    IMO, the 545 is the best kept secret in the whole Adcom line :D

    Thanks to you I've got two!!!!:D
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited July 2008
    daboyz wrote: »
    Thanks to you I've got two!!!!:D

    IMHO, 545II is the best kept secret. Definitely worth the improvements. 5400 is just the build-up on 545II... although not sure if I'd pick 5400 over 545II.
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
    B&W CDM-CNT center
    B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
    Belkin PF60 Power Center
    Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
    Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited July 2008
    ViperZ wrote: »
    IMHO, 545II is the best kept secret. Definitely worth the improvements. 5400 is just the build-up on 545II... although not sure if I'd pick 5400 over 545II.

    The 545II is NOT direct coupled it is capacitor coupled and, IMO, has a bit more coloration as well as the caps being at the end of their useful life by now. As well as Adcom adding a Darlington output stage, which is not really necessary.

    The 5400 is a completely different animal than either of the 545's. Not even the same design as it uses Mosfet's at the output stage (545 used Bi-polar) and has a more complicated HEXFet input stage.

    The charm of the 5xx series are it's minimal gains stages and it's simplicity. The later Adcoms still sound very good, but they are unnecessarily complicated and, IMO, don't sound quite as open and detailed as the earlier Bi-Polar Adcoms.

    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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