I'd suggest borrowing a friend's cd player and installing it in your rig to see if you find better bass coming from it over your Adcom.
Power amps play a HUGE roll in bass performance. I had a Sonographe SA-150 which died while driving a pair of NHT 2.51's (excellent speakers with low bass output). I borrowed a SS Audio Research amp which sounded sterile, cold and loose in terms of bass. I then slapped in a Classe CA-100 and WHAMO! - better defined and controlled bass than even the Sonographe.
Borrow an amp or two from a local dealer over the weekend. I suspect that you will hear a great deal of difference from your 802's.
Power amps play a HUGE roll in bass performance. I had a Sonographe SA-150 which died while driving a pair of NHT 2.51's (excellent speakers with low bass output). I borrowed a SS Audio Research amp which sounded sterile, cold and loose in terms of bass. I then slapped in a Classe CA-100 and WHAMO! - better defined and controlled bass than even the Sonographe.
Borrow an amp or two from a local dealer over the weekend. I suspect that you will hear a great deal of difference from your 802's.