Adcom 5300. GFA5300 stereo power amplifier, works perfectly, terrific value The 5300 sounds harsh, veiled, slow, generally unpleasant etc The limitations of the Sansui also became very evident, however, it was incredibly more musical and revealing than the Adcom 5300 and showed how horrible the Adcom really is
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That is likely attributable to it running very hot and in class A mode. The Adcom GFA 5802 and it's smaller brother the GFA 5300 are excellent sounding amplifiers based on a 3 gain stage design leveraging International Rectifier HexFets
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It kicks at about 100 watts per channel and although it has the clean sound that comes from a power amp set up, it has a warmer tone coming from it, that you would normally not experience. The limitations of the Sansui also became very evident, however, it was incredibly more musical and revealing than the Adcom 5300 and showed how horrible the Adcom really is Power output: 80 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo) Frequency response: 10Hz to 20kHz
GFA5300 Amplifier Photo 1776777 UK Audio Mart. Following the success of Adcom's first couple lines of GFA amplifiers, the 5x00 series was introduced in 1994 as an improvement over previous models with quieter performance, better heat management, and the same direct-coupling output that made Adcom's first Nelson Pass designs so famous. Adcom GFA-5300 Power Amp, A Mighty Mite! Sale price.
GFA5300 Amplifier Photo 1776775 Canuck Audio Mart. The front panel is a heavy-gauge, high-grade aluminum extrusion carefully finished and anodized for durability and the imaging/soudstaging is almost nonexistent