Golftime, I envy your golf time! congrats on your retirement!
I had an Adcom 555/555 set for a while in one of my setups. Adcom was good value for money in the 90s, but I was shocked when an unassuming little Naim Nait 5i integrated amp that I had bought used simply made music more enjoyable.
If you gave me your rig, I'd ditch the Adcom front end, right down to the CD player. I'd want to see what those speakers and a little tuning to your Beolab can do with better electronics in the chain before condemning those.
I really like mesch's suggestion to borrow a nice integrated to try in your setup. If you are in Virginia, let me know. I'd be willing to bring a couple of mine over for you to try. I don't have anything high end, but everything I have I preferred to the Adcoms in any speaker matchup I've tried.
Another option is to try something like MusicDirect online that has a 60-day return policy. Contact them first to see what exactly it entails, but it is an option. If I were in your shoes, I would contact them to try a Rega Elex-R to see how that works in your system, better or worse. It may at least be a way to shortcut yourself to some answers about your turntable and speakers. If it works a treat, you know you are on the right path. Another option is something like a Naim Uniti or other all-in-one type product which may not be your cup of tea, but that may let you assess what replacing your entire front end electronics in one go would do for you without getting into mixing and matching a bunch of differing components.
I had an Adcom 555/555 set for a while in one of my setups. Adcom was good value for money in the 90s, but I was shocked when an unassuming little Naim Nait 5i integrated amp that I had bought used simply made music more enjoyable.
If you gave me your rig, I'd ditch the Adcom front end, right down to the CD player. I'd want to see what those speakers and a little tuning to your Beolab can do with better electronics in the chain before condemning those.
I really like mesch's suggestion to borrow a nice integrated to try in your setup. If you are in Virginia, let me know. I'd be willing to bring a couple of mine over for you to try. I don't have anything high end, but everything I have I preferred to the Adcoms in any speaker matchup I've tried.
Another option is to try something like MusicDirect online that has a 60-day return policy. Contact them first to see what exactly it entails, but it is an option. If I were in your shoes, I would contact them to try a Rega Elex-R to see how that works in your system, better or worse. It may at least be a way to shortcut yourself to some answers about your turntable and speakers. If it works a treat, you know you are on the right path. Another option is something like a Naim Uniti or other all-in-one type product which may not be your cup of tea, but that may let you assess what replacing your entire front end electronics in one go would do for you without getting into mixing and matching a bunch of differing components.