Adcom GFA-5802 -vs- Parasound HCA-3500 Amps?

Sean:

Your point about "dual mono" is well taken. Look at another excellent Parasound design, the 2200ii. It uses independent torrodial transformers, one for each channel. After the transformers, the power supplies are completely separate.

The only thing both channels share is a common chassis and a power cord.

I am not addressing your question, but why not an Aragon 8008BB? I had the same issue a few years ago. I read somewhere that the total capacitance for the HCA-3500 as advertised by Parasound is not made up of only the main big soda can caps. Maybe I am wrong but worth it to double check.

Parasound service is five star though.

bringing back a old thread :)

I have a adcom gfa-5500 & parasound hca-1500's

parasounds sound a lot better across the board with MUCH better low end, powering old infinity kappa 8.1 speakers. My adcom (which I love in my car) now is sitting in my garage for music/

Parasound amps are not the most durable ones - they tend to break down quite a bit.

I would look at either Acurus or higher Aragon as mentioned above.

Liquid-smooth..."Parasound amps tend to break down quite a bit"...is completely false..having owned two Parasound amps
and three Parsound Preamps during the past 23 year's I found their gear to be the most reliable and stable high end budget components on the market. Parasound has a long standing reputation for ruggedness and reliability. Their amps are very DURABLE and have a unmatched reputation for
consistent quality over the years.