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| JWN Amps still in business? Just wanted to give this thread an update...I recently met Jim without having ever heard of JWN amplifiers. He was working as a service tech at a local shop and ended up completely re-working my old Scott 340b back to spec. I learned quickly tha... | |
| Vintage Onkyo gear vs Adcom Ended up with a B&K Reference 125.2. The Adcom, Rotel and Parasound were tempting; but I wanted something a little newer that wouldn't immediately be a candidate for re-capping. Found the B&K for $325, which was in the same ballpark as t... | |
| Vintage Onkyo gear vs Adcom Thanks all for your time and knowledge! I'll post the purchase/results once the trigger is pulled. | |
| Vintage Onkyo gear vs Adcom Mesch,Thinking I would want to max out at $800-1000 if I ditched the Adcom.Dr Loomis,I've also heard good things about the Parasound and Rotel gear. Perhaps snatching an Adcom could be the short term solution while saving for the right integrated.... | |
| Vintage Onkyo gear vs Adcom It’s interesting that there is such a wide array of opinions on the Adcom gear. I’m currently driving B&W 684’s—so not sure if the 535 is up to task. I’m sure the 555 is great but that’s a big price jump from the 535 or 545.Then there is alw... | |
| Vintage Onkyo gear vs Adcom Thanks Dr. Loomis. I was thinking either GFA 545 or Rotel 980bx for power amps. They are both well reviewed but it seems like there are a lot of techs out there that still support Adcom. Hard to make these calls without hearing the gear first... |