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Originally posted by Kornbread View Post
If you don't mind used, a Krell fpb300, ksa250, and the like can be had for <$3k with a pre-Klispch Aragon, another well acclaimed amp with Dan D'Agostino fingerprints all over it, for a bit less than that. The Adcom 555 is a solid performer, smooth comes to mind.
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Originally posted by Waboo View Post
I remember D'Agostino form the late 80's and 90's in ads and reviews in Stereophile and others. I had forgotten about the Aragon line. Sadly, Adcom seems to have fallen by the wayside.
Considering our history of success, we still keep up with the new generation products and try to make the under ADCOM engineering the best what we can deliver in affordable prices.
Lol!Francis
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As is often the case, standard operating procedure with fledgling hi-end audio companies is they garner some success in a lucrative market, have a need to raise cash to further increase their capabilities, and lose control of their business through acquisition by another larger company. Anyhow, super audio giant Klipsch bought Aragon and Acurus (what else did they get in that acquisition?) and gathered from some reading, they are doing what most large corporations do when buying a name; maximize profits and milk the name dry. Sad, but another company will eventually fill the void.
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Son of ampzilla x 2 and grandson x 2. I do like GAS amps.Kenny
http://www.diy-ny.com/
DIY NY/NJ 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGwA...ature=youtu.be
Man does not live by measurements alone, a little music helps.
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Originally posted by scholl View Post
The FTX series 1 and 2 are a different design than the FET, FTX uses the vertical MOSFets like hifi amps. the FET are more like Hafler amps. The series 3 goes back to lateral but are the BUZ types. I borrowed a big SAE A501 amp and the Ashly has a notedly fuller midbass tone. The SAE found a place on the shelf until it can be returned. ClassDaudio modules with huge power supplies might have a little better sound stage but I never really trust those with heavy music at high output. I like looking at schematics and the Ashly designs are as modern as Adcom, Parasound and Emotiva, they're not Accuphase but nothing is. They're more sophisticated designs than Crown, MAC, QSC, AB international, Peavey etc. The only things to mod on them are input caps and power supply caps which are easy to do. I did it to one with measurable ripple and sag improvement but not much sonic improvement. The whole amp can be completely disassembled in 15 minute with two or three tools. I buy the Ashlys for $85 to $125 each and have a few opportunities a year to buy them local. If the local amps are series 3 for under $125 buy them. If you can find an Accuphase Pro5 for under $1000 buy that. Anything in between is a toss up.
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