Adcom GCD-600... Should I get one?

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ben62670
ben62670 Posts: 15,969
edited May 2008 in Electronics
Well I know where to get an Adcom GCD-600 for $50. Should I go for it? I am using a Sony CD changer, and was looking to get an outboard DAC for the CD changer, but I have found this deal for the Adcom. Anyone have experience with it?

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2008
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    Being an Adcom fan which you are, and for $50 bucks why not?

    Other then that I no nothing about the model. Sorry.


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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2008
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    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    Being an Adcom fan...

    Steve

    Yeah thats the part that gets me. I do know that there is a lot of pre's they make that I don't like, but the inards of the GCD-600 seem to be on par with the GDA-600. Kinda tempts me. I don't like to buy something, and sell it if I don't like it. I don't feel right.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,630
    edited May 2008
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    For $50 bucks it's a no brainer. Great multi player with a very competent DAC section. As long as the transport and laser assembly works, $50 is a great deal. I bet it sounds quite a bit better than the Sony you have.
    "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 | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2008
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    Fair enough, so standing by for another member to chime in on this one...

    Good luck.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
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    Its the DAC section that grabs me. I'll see if I can get it. I will test before I buy. There have been some runs of lemons with this model.
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    Ben
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