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Post by vcautokid on Sept 29, 2020 10:32:04 GMT -5
Support is a big factor. Especially more legacy gear. It will not be easy to come by the spares needed down the road. The A-300 still uses more easily accessed parts if needed down the road.
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Post by brutiarti on Sept 29, 2020 10:42:38 GMT -5
“Forward Sounding” I continue to hear this descriptive phrase tossed around here and in other threads...... Anyone want to take a shot at EXACTLY what that entails. For the life of me, it makes no sense whatsoever. Bill Forward sounding=Bright |
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Post by garbulky on Sept 29, 2020 14:41:19 GMT -5
Well there's speakers where the sound is laid back - it doesn't jump out at you and resides behind the speaker. I take forward sounding to mean that the soundstage doesn't necessarily have a whole lot of depth behind the plane of the speakers but of the sound is closer to you, more out "into the living room". Ideally you would want speakers that come out towards you but also have the sound appear behind the speakers.
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Post by audiobill on Sept 29, 2020 17:44:57 GMT -5
“Forward Sounding” I continue to hear this descriptive phrase tossed around here and in other threads...... Anyone want to take a shot at EXACTLY what that entails. For the life of me, it makes no sense whatsoever. Bill It’s a new age audio term, right up there with “speed”, “slam” and “ vinyl” to distinguish oneself from those who’ve been at this for many decades..... |
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Post by 405x5 on Sept 30, 2020 7:26:48 GMT -5
“Forward Sounding” I continue to hear this descriptive phrase tossed around here and in other threads...... Anyone want to take a shot at EXACTLY what that entails. For the life of me, it makes no sense whatsoever. Bill It’s a new age audio term, right up there with “speed”, “slam” and “ vinyl” to distinguish oneself from those who’ve been at this for many decades..... Bill, That’s a perfect characterization, and rhetorical on my part (really).....but good to hear. The other poster nailed it as “bright” but that’s too easy to understand! Bill |
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Post by monkumonku on Sept 30, 2020 9:54:30 GMT -5
It’s a new age audio term, right up there with “speed”, “slam” and “ vinyl” to distinguish oneself from those who’ve been at this for many decades..... Bill, That’s a perfect characterization, and rhetorical on my part (really).....but good to hear. The other poster nailed it as “bright” but that’s too easy to understand! Bill Well, those examples are still better than "organic."  |
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Post by leonski on Nov 15, 2020 21:17:48 GMT -5
“Forward Sounding” I continue to hear this descriptive phrase tossed around here and in other threads...... Anyone want to take a shot at EXACTLY what that entails. For the life of me, it makes no sense whatsoever. Bill It’s a new age audio term, right up there with “speed”, “slam” and “ vinyl” to distinguish oneself from those who’ve been at this for many decades.....It's that large single plane diaphragm giving a 'launch' to all frequencies at the same time, maybe. I've been hearing 'Maggie Slam' for maybe 15 to 20 years.........not a new term for Manepan owners. |
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Post by audio4life on Dec 31, 2020 2:16:37 GMT -5
As others have said, Adcom is not out of business. They are organized differently now and do not have a network of dealers. I think that anyone who would expect a manufacturer to fix or repair 30 to 40 year old year is not being realistic. The GFA 545II is around 30 years old now. Many such pieces have drifted out of spec and no longer sound as they did when new. Adcom is the Emotiva of yesteryear.
Any new gear that would replace such old amps would sound much better just by operating within spec. I'm not quite a fan of the A-300 because it has fans<shudder>. I don't care how often they don't come on or such. That amp should have 2 separate heat sinks, situated on opposite sides of the chassis, and plenty of vents to let the heat escape. But that's just me, I'm sure it sounds fine for what it is.
Some Adcom amps sounded more forward than others. The metal cased bipolar output transistors that the early Adcom amps(and brand new current models) have a presentation slightly different than mosfet or jfet based amps. Some love the old sound, some found it somewhat bright. I currently have 2 of the current Adcom line, and both have the bipolar transistors. I love the transparency. But then I also have no stranded wire based cables anywhere in my system, and my speaker cables are on the warm side. The speakers are a somewhat bright sounding Infinity pair, and the preamp is very neutral though it is tube based.
I would submit that everything matters, including the media you are using to play music on. But if you have an A 300 and suitable supporting gear, you'll be fine.
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Post by leonski on Dec 31, 2020 2:28:07 GMT -5
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I'd like to know if anyone is good with OLD KENWOOD? Magnepan will fix NEARLY any speaker they ever made. Around the year 2005 I sent 'em my MG-1 (late '70s build) and they called and asked what color grill cloth I wished for the rebuild. MC will fix nearly any amp they ever made. Bryston has a 20 year warranty, at least for the amplifiers..... Adcom 555 was a Pass design and still well regarded. And fixable. Several categories of parts. Chasis / frame may never go bad so don't worry. Proprietary semicondutors. You MIGHT be able to find replacements from other manufacturers. circuit boards? Hope you never fry one! Rest of the stuff? Nothing tricky and you'll be able to find transistors, caps and resistors for the next 100 years. |
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