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What audiophile blather.

I bought 4 of those a few years ago before the price went up. I use them on top of some 4 ft high4 inch thick acoustic fiberglass panels I built for my front room corners. I was very happy with the results.

Good review! You don’t need to use the infrared sensor sticking outside. Just use the Bluetooth remote, the remote works both ways.

If you get one of these, take the time to … I) Clean the PCB’s with alcohol, esp in vicinity of diffpair and the offset control opamp II) Take out the signal transistors, test their gain and find a matched pair for the diffamp …once you do this you’ll get a powerful low distortion and dead quiet amp that rivals anything new you can get today. In my experience (I have reconditioned several) the capacitors are just fine and don’t need change or upgrade.

I have the same amp, 33 years old. Never replaced the caps and it runs great. As you said, it does not get very hot. I also have the Adcom preamp GTP-500 II with the built in tuner. The system came with an Adcom power conditioner A-515. I have old B&W 802s from the same era. Looking to replace with Magnepan. Great video!!!!

I liked your review and way to talk about. very nice to listen to you! keep up your greet work. i will get an ares II soon too

I bought an Adcom GFA-555 amp, a preamp and CD player back in 1989. I also bought a pair of Klipsch Cornwall speakers to use with the Adcom components. The entire system was lightly used the entire time I’ve owned it do to space constraints. I do still use this system as of today. Everything works great!

Good value if they compete with many of the other offerings in the budget category. I have Triangle Zetas that do alot right with a titanium tweeter and paper woofer. A bit laid back but detailed and decently resolving but upscale speakers offer more resolution and note weight. Still. I have compared more expensive speakers while still preferring the Zetas. Using Dali Opticon 1s MK1 now but still have the Zetas. Can switch between the two but seem to prefer the Dali especially for movie soundtracks and most music. The Zetas give a bit different presentation, the Dali more resolution and note weight. But, I would not buy at the retail price of the new Opticon MK2 as the price is pretty high. So, if these do what I think they can do, it's a good budget option. The next step up could be something much higher in price which someone could choose to pursue or not. These need power though. My speakers are definitely more sensitive to input watts. But a good 50 watt can still drive to moderate SPLs and add a decent sub for fillin bass and away you go. How do these do with instrument separation and stage depth?

Thanks for your review! Have you been able to compare them to LSA’s Statement 100s?

I have .7s with magnarisers and Schit Vidar. I play a lot of vinyl and they sound exceptional in my small room. Would like to upgrade my amp at some point, but can live with it.

Thanks, a very helpful review. UA Acoustic's 2-pack is currently $59. with free shipping on amazon. I've read a number of articles stressing the importance of corner bass traps. The ATS Acoustic Tri-Corner Bass Traps - 12" (Cream) on amazon @ $60. each appear to be useful. Did you determine that first placing the diffusers behind the speakers was more effective than between the speakers?

Hello from Seattle

I had one of those. My favorite trick was to listen a bit with a friend and then shut the amp off. It would play for a while at the same volume and went quiet.

It’s all depending on your room size…the LRS+ with a Rel sub worked wonderfully in my 12’x14’ room with a 8.5’ slopped to 7.5’ ceiling, bigger room require bigger Maggie’s…big Maggie’s in small room won’t work well…

I have a GFA-5503. ADCOM’s three channel amp. I bought it for home theater, but I never got into home theater so I have used it for only a two channel amp for the last 27 years and it’s been failsafe. I’m not sure why so many “audiophools” discount ADCOM, but they are some of the best bargains in HIFI that there have ever been.

I bought one as well, very nice amp, I’m just not good with settings I guess , to feel the 300 watts it produce.

I upgraded my two Adcom 535’s with new caps and a volume pot. A good cleaning and now have two new 535’s. For just over $300.00 the sound is actually better than before! Much more dynamics, imaging and less heat. Guess this is due to much better and larger caps. I have the Adcom 535’s, Pre-amp 500 and the CD 600 Player (5) disc. The CD player is next to have the caps and updates done.

Just bought one for my basement set up. Gonna power some DCM26 tower speakers. Just have to be patient and wait until I can grab a 500 plus TT.

I have a GFA-5500 which is the newer generation. It has the MOSFET vs bi-polar transistors.

Actually the power switch is a rocker switch and not a toggle switch as stated.

Review More on bells and wistle than sound quality.

I'm still using a GFA-535 (original, not a II) as the primary amp in my 2-channel system. It sounds fantastic with a good pre-amp, and has plenty of balls. I'm not a huge fan of Adcom's pre-amps, as I've found they're not transparent enough. Luckily we have plenty of good modern pre-amp options to pair with amps like the 535. My dad is using a GFA-555 to drive a set of Tekton Lores, and that sounds tremendous.

Your. Space. Between. Words. The pauses, I just cant.🫡

Hello, is that a Nakamichi RX-202 on the rack?

I have these and you are bang on with Dog and Butterfly...a Schiit Loki with these fixes the shortcomings in the mid range and brightness...I can listen to these for hours on end with this pairing

Great review. I found them to be identical to how you found them perform. I had both the q150 and q350. Sold the 350’s as I found them muddy no matter what amp I paired them with, and have the 150’s in my office running off of a WiiM amp. They are fantastic for near field.

These are Great for the money. Like the imaging and sound stage. Has anyone replaced the crossovers with a GR Research update?

No grain in the P6's overall sound is important to me. I agree with Mark. This unit sounds clean. It never gets in the way of the music. It is wonderfully neutral IMO.

Thanks very much for posting this informative review. I have a brief question for you. I want to continue to use my Parasound Halo P6 Preamp..mostly for its ESS Sabre DAC. But I want to add in/upgrade the preamp section to Parasound JC2PB. Is it ok to use these 2 Parasound Preamps together? Do you think I'd be compromising the sound of the JC2PB by pairing it with P6? I doubt it. I love the sound of the P6. I could turn down the volume of the P6 Preamp & turn up the volume of the JC2PB. The JC2PB is a true audiophile grade unit. I'm pairing my Parasound Preamps with a current model McIntosh MC152 Power Amplifier. I appreciate any information that you can provide me. Thanks, David-

Thank you for mentioning the SL6si Celestions, I have never heard anyone mention them in a review before. I actually own a pair of 1987 Celestion SL6si bookshelves "grills stay on & unbroken" as a second owner and use them with tubes and I love them. I have wanted to hear these LSa Signature 80's you are talking about for about 3 monthes now because of the smoothness they reportededly have.

Thanks for the review. Fitting the purchasing model, purchased my GFA 545ii + GFP 555ii + Nakamichi CD player + B&W DM640 as a parting gift to myself (ex got the kenwood rack mount system in 1992). It was a big upgrade! After many years and moves that system ended up in the upstairs attic. Realized I missed good music and set it up upstairs, but the CDP died. Finally moved it downstairs and got a Node 3 years ago (original equipment). Forgot how good it sounded. Got upgradeitis and replaced the B&Ws with Maggie.7 with the intention of getting a Hegel H390. Had several weeks with the.7s, and the 545ii handled them with ease! Really great equipment!

I can listen to my KEF150's all day long...they are not fatiguing at all....I like the scout but not a reason to replace my KEF's with them

This was very useful thank you. I’ve been looking at these panels. I thought I might start with 8 and then see what’s next. I may have missed it if you said it I apologise, but which finish did you buy? I think that’s the one I want it looks good. Cheers!

Thanks for your time making these videos. I enjoy watching them 😊

Compare to n30 Marentiz

Where are these made? As a speaker builder I have no idea how there is any margin left here. 3/4” cabinet and real veneer with a chamfer, decent drivers etc. Great value. I’d love to see some measurements as you say.

Informative video! You have a new subscriber 😊

Hi, i just discovered your channel, thanks for a fine review. I suspect that the Kanto SUB8 Compact Sealed Powered Subwoofer @ $269.00 would be a fine match for the Scouts. While the price point of the WiiM Amp is an obvious matchup, I don't think it would do justice soundwise to the Scout's midrange fidelity. Clearly, they're a speaker designed by an audiophile. Assuming the Vanguard/Kanto combo, finding an amplifier with matching qualities in the $550-$600 price range would be a bit of a challenge. I'd bet that my Keces e40 Integrated Amp would easily fit the bill. I got mine on sale from the distributor for $550. Lots of compatible choices in sources would round out a nice little system.

Nice to see a good value loudspeaker.

Hi, Interesting speakers. I did not found any mention of their cabinet size, nor at the manuals.

I had a gfa 555 and traded it for 2 NAD 2200 PE amps. Much more musical Power, at least driving my Infinity 8 kappa`s, just my opinion. I went all in in 95 with Cary Audio CAD 40m`s and Cary tube preamp.

Just bought the .7 one week ago today and I'm in love with these speakers and their unique open, beautiful, detailed sound. I find that I can play them almost 10 db lower than my box speakers with no loss of the quality sound and pure enjoyment. I'm using a Rogue Sphinx v3 integrated amp which has a tube preamp with 100 wpc and it is glorious. I find the soundstage to be broad and very realistic. I'm hearing things on albums I've played for over 40 years and discovering sounds I never heard before. I did an A-B. test with the LRS+ and it wasn't even close. Get the .7s.

Hi Audio pursuit, nice review! I hear you also own Totem Model one's. How do they compare tonally?

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Excellenr review my friend.

When I treated my living room with UA Acoustics and some ATS Acoustic panels from Amazon I was blow away by the difference in sound, or should I say SILENCE! No more echo and image for days! Don't overlook room treatment like I did for years. Glory to the heroes of Ukraine and the defenders of the free world! 🇺🇦🇺🇸👊

I love adcom , The 4 digit adcom's is were its at, the mosfet sounds !!!!

I have the lrs plus, and your right not for rock but great for well produced music

I love "Never Going Back Again." Lindsey's guitar work is mind blowing. My other favorite is Bob Walsh's "Hypnotized."

Darn. I just bought a pair of mono blocks 240 watts @ 4 ohms ($125 each).