Adcom?

I've never seen anyone abuse them here. Adcom spends a lot on advertising...I doubt they'll ever get bad reviews. I think most people accept them for what they are. They're a company that prices their products at the entry level for hi-fi. Their products should be a notch above the huge consumer companies' products, but they shouldn't be as good as hi-end gear that costs 10X as much (which may or may not be true). I'm sure they have certain items that are exceptional (like their 750 preamp), and I'm sure they make some items that might not be as good as a competitor. I doubt they make anything that's bad...possibly overpriced, but not bad.

I had read that they had a quality problem a few years ago. Never one to believe what I read, I auditioned their amps. Their stuff looks cool, but I never found one I liked listening to. I eventually settled on Bryston (by the way top notch company, products, and support). Are you putting together a system, or looking to upgrade? If you are concerned about buying at the low end of hi-fi perhaps you can buy the more expensive pieces in stages.

I have owned the adcom gcd-750 CD player and their gfp-750 preamp. The preamp is a steal for it's price & I feel the CD player is one of the better used ($750ish) values out there. I think their equipment is pretty good - especially within the context of a home theater. You can also add in the fact that the company is here to stay.

Thanks for the response, yes I am considering building a complete 5.1 system. The amps I'm considering are Rotel, Parasound, B&K, or perhaps Adcom.

I have owned a lot of Adcom gear over the years and recently parted with three pieces that were very good and very reasonably priced: 5802 amp, GCD 750 cd player, and GFP 750 preamp. All three were excellent performers, never broke down, and looked good too. I had no problem selling them on Audiogon (I had had them for a couple of years and had the itch to upgrade), so I don't think they have a bad reputation. Maybe owners of Levinson and Krell look down on Adcom, but who cares? In the past I also had an Adcom home theater set-up (ProLogic only) that sounded great too. I've also moved on from that gear, but not because it was inferior. If you decide on Adcom, you won't be disappointed, and you'll be able to resell the stuff next time you're ready to upgrade. There's always a market for it, because it's a good, reliable performer.