Adcom GFP-715!!! HOLY CRAP!!!!

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
edited July 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
Got my Adcom GFP-715 Today.:eek:

This is my first Pre/Amp, Right now all i can say is F@$KING WOW!!!

And I thought my 1.2tl's kicked **** before:rolleyes:

First the spikes now the pre, These babys sing big time. They shake the walls:p
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited July 2009
    Put a bag of ice on your testicles and that sensation should go away.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited July 2009
    I nominate the original post for the "Professional Audio Equipment Review of the Year".:p

    In a nutshell..."F*&#ing WOW!!!". now that's just great information...lol

    j/k Larry. "Fu*#$ng WOW!!!" pretty much sums up my thoughts on the Dodd ELP I've got on loan right now. It's really amazing how much of a difference a dedicated pre-amp can make in your system.

    Good to hear you're happy with it so far. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it after you spend some more time with it.
    The nirvana inducer-
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    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
    edited July 2009
    Glad to hear you are enjoying the GFP-715. I didn't see the amp you were controlling with it. What had you been using that it is such an improvement on? Curious minds want to know.
    Nathan
    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
    Sales Rating #1!!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2009
    or a BAT.

    Glad to know you hear the difference.........your off and on the path

    RT1--Tubes Rule
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited July 2009
    A dedicated 2-ch pre almost always makes a difference. Glad you're enjoying it and found it to be beneficial. You are on the path.

    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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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited July 2009
    comfortablycurt I nominate the original post for the "Professional Audio Equipment Review of the Year".

    In a nutshell..."F*&#ing WOW!!!". now that's just great information...lol



    HAHA, Yeah i was getting tired last night when i posted, but was very excited at the same time.

    I will post more later after i have played with it some more.

    WastelandWand'r Did I miss something?

    Glad to hear you are enjoying the GFP-715. I didn't see the amp you were controlling with it. What had you been using that it is such an improvement on? Curious minds want to know.
    Nathan



    I am using a Adcom GFA-585 That i got from Ben. ( Thanks Ben!! )
    I was using my Yamaha RXV-863 as my PRE till my 715 got here.

    I al also using MIT IC's and Speaker Cables.


    reeltrouble1 or a BAT.

    Glad to know you hear the difference.........your off and on the path

    RT1--Tubes Rule

    Big Big difference, I do know that the next pre i get to play with will be a tube pre, and i have looked at the BAT's, and Dodd's.

    I really wanted the Adcom GFP-750, but i am real picky about the condition of the electronics I buy, Cosmetically and the Function of the unit.

    The one Sal recomended did not look like it was in the best shape Cosmetically so i passed on it plus the guy did not respond to me about the condition it was in.

    But right now I am happy with the 715 till a later date.
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  • Music Joe
    Music Joe Posts: 459
    edited July 2009
    You probably already know if it's like the GFP-565 it will sound its best using bypass outputs.

    Have fun.
    "The Web is a monoblog"
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Larry, Curt....

    You're my sounding board as I'll be looking into the pre-market in the not too near future. So far I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THOSE 'PROFESSIONAL' REVIEWS!

    Exactly what I'm looking for...the blows your F'ng pants off comments!

    Nice!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2009
    Congrats on realizing receivers suck. :)
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited July 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Congrats on realizing receivers suck. :)

    Only if you have a **** receiver!!! :D
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • RandyWilliamson
    RandyWilliamson Posts: 178
    edited July 2009
    Congrats!!!
    Cool stuff: Adcom GFA-555, GFP-710, Oppo BDP-83, Monitor 10's w/RDO198s, rebuilt and modded XO: Sonicap/Mundorf topside, Daytons Low.
    Benq W5000

    "Leaning back like a maxwell tape commercial listening to pure polk bliss"
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited July 2009
    Congrats. Are you in the System Showcase?
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited July 2009
    Wonderful to hear you are enjoying your new system. Happy listening!
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited July 2009
    Thanks,

    Still tinkering with it, I do know I like the TT in bypass mode the best.

    I am up in the air on everything else right now, as the speakers are really starting to open up, I am in heaven.

    I will say one thing Neil Peart is a GOD!!

    Listening to RUSH on these speakers is something else. I sit there with a smile from ear to ear.
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  • blakeh
    blakeh Posts: 491
    edited July 2009
    It's nice to read & post in a thread where people are actually HAPPY with their system rather than trying to get the next thing in line or arguing about cables. Enjoy the tunes! :)
    /COLOR] [U][URL="http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=68366"][COLOR="Blue"]My Rigs[/U][/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR="Red" Balanced Audio Technology | Revel | Dodd | Monarchy | PS Audio | MIT | Polk | Etc.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Larry...

    Great thread....I'll be looking into the pre-amp for my adcom and SDAs on the return from the Far East! The 1.2Ls look like an incredible wall of sound....The 715 a future audition.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited July 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    Larry...

    Great thread....I'll be looking into the pre-amp for my adcom and SDAs on the return from the Far East! The 1.2Ls look like an incredible wall of sound....The 715 a future audition.

    cnh


    A Pre Amp is night and day to a receiver For 2 channel set up.

    All the warnings that some guys say on here about the SDA's in having a hard time going back to the other Polk Audio line's is True, I have not had a chance to listen to the LSi line so I can not comment on them, But having the SDA's set up "RIGHT" is fantastic.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    A Pre Amp is night and day to a receiver For 2 channel set up.
    I couldn't agree more. I sold a $6,000(retail) pre/pro and upgraded to a dedicated 2 channel pre that retails for only $600.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited July 2009
    Glad you're diggin your new Adcom pre!!! My experience led me to the opposite conclusion. I also thought that you needed a separate pre to do two channel the right way. I had a CJ tube pre along with a Krell SS pre...both sounded great in my system but when I went head to head with my NAD AVR used as the pre for my 2 channel listening, I really had to scratch my head. For the life of me I couldn't hear any significant differences that warranted keeping either the CJ or the Krell. Now it's NAD all the way for both HT & 2 channel. The pre section in NAD AVR's are designed as a stand alone 2 channel pre so I'm guessing that's why they perform as if you had a separate pre. Not all AVR's are created equal.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Pearsall,

    How old is that NAD..? Curious....as their recent stuff hasn't cut it for me--can't distinguish it from many other mid-high priced AVRs. Older gear seems much better.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited July 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    Pearsall,

    How old is that NAD..? Curious....as their recent stuff hasn't cut it for me--can't distinguish it from many other mid-high priced AVRs. Older gear seems much better.

    cnh

    My first AVR was the T773, my current AVR is the T765. I think the T765 is head & shoulders above the T773. The T765 is extremely neutral in it's two channel mode & is plenty good enough to squash any thoughts I might have had about another dedicated pre. To me there's just something about the NAD house sound that I find very satisfing. Happy camper here!!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited July 2009
    Ok I have been able to play with this for a little while now.

    I did do an A/B comparison just to make sure I was hearing what I was hearing, with my receiver and the pre 715. There is no mistaken that the 715 kills a receiver.

    The gains in clarity in the mids/lows/highs is spot on, There is no turning back now. TOOL/RUSH never sounded so good.

    I pulled the receiver and put it doing bedroom duty.

    I see myself trying a Tube Pre very soon, I will be looking to spend between $600-$1000

    Any suggestions on what I am looking to spend? You guys have given me a few in the past. But would like a new shopping list.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    edited July 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Got my Adcom GFP-715 Today.:eek:

    This is my first Pre/Amp, Right now all i can say is F@$KING WOW!!!

    And I thought my 1.2tl's kicked **** before:rolleyes:

    First the spikes now the pre, These babys sing big time. They shake the walls:p
    stop trying to get me to spend more money!:D

    Congrats on the pre/pro. Soon I hope to be able to do the same.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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