Pulled off the shelf - Adcom GTP-500 pre

[jbeckva]

This pre's kind of growing on me. Seems a good match with the M-80 with very clean sounding tunes.. hmmm..

Although it didn't have enough "tonal control" that I'm used to (ey.. I like 'em bass n treble controls), so got the BSR EQ-3000 back inline. Just a lil bump from the EQ and it all sounds very very schweet!

 

[laatsch55]

It's a pre with a tuner?????

 

[jbeckva]

Yep

 

[Pure_Brew]

They seemed to go the tuner-pre as their budget approach, rather then make integrated amps.

 

[laatsch55]

So it's a pretuner-amp.

 

[jbeckva]

It's a preamp with a tuner.

 

[speakerman1]

Off what shelf? LOL

 

[jbeckva]

Had it for a year now... figured I'd give it another listen

 

[laatsch55]

I'm still voting for pretuner-amp.

 

[Pure_Brew]

GTP = "Great Tuner Preamp" & GFA = "Great F'ing Amp". Literally, I believe.

 

[jbeckva]

It aint bad, that's for sure. 5-60K, .004 THD, 100DB SNR. Has a DC/Lab output with the normal/cap coupled one as well.

 

[laatsch55]

NICE JOE!!

 

[orange]

It's a preamp with a tuner.

Waiter, there's a TUNER IN MY PREAMP?

Ahem-it's so it will be easier to listen to the ballgame at 500 watts...

 

[orange]

I'm also thinking they ran out of beer and had to sell something

 

[Fairchild]

Nelson Pass has some nice designs. Generally very clean.

Jim

 

[laatsch55]

Jim-----master of understatment.......

 

[Rex Everything]

Nelson Pass has some nice designs. Generally very clean.

Jim

Where does Pass come into it? I'm no expert but I've not heard of him designing a pre/tuner.

 

[jbeckva]

Well actually I think I found a preamp even better with "synergy and the WOPL" and all that..

My Xonar! Yessir.. right from there straight into the amp's input. Clear as a bell... no noise... sounds bee-youtiful...