Hi,
i just posted my introduction in the Introduction forum and write I would discuss my ADCOM amp issue in the appropriate forum so I hope this is the correct one.
I am looking for advice on what to do with my ADCOM amp and if it is best to sell it then of the 3 amps I am considering what the thoughts are as to which one to buy.
My ADCOM 5800 is clipping when my NAD 7240 PE, being used as a preamp, is at 50% volume. I have not tried using the NAD as the amp by putting the jumpers back in so I do not know if it will clip with just the NAD.
However, I have been told the ADCOM amp is the issue & I need to immediately disconnect it before I blow the tweeters on my Maggies. The D-Sonic M3a-600M mono blocks for $2,375, the D-Sonic M3a-1200S Stereo for $2,075, or the Parasound A21+ for $3,500 are the amps under consideration.
I do believe the ADCOM is the issue because I moved in February 2021. I hired the contractor who had remodeled the house I sold to help move. Without asking me, he put the ADCOM, in the original box, on the back of his 16 foot trailer behind his big diesel truck, at an angle, and drove down the very rough dirt and gravel road. When I loudly complained he said he drove very slow. Lol sure. Anyway, the ADCOM has been on a shelf waiting for the Maggies to be finished. We did test the ADCOM on a less expensive set of speakers and they did ok. However, we did not play them at a louder volume and this is when I noticed the issue with the Maggies.
Thanks for the thoughts.
Here is a recap of my system:
---ADCOM 5800
---Pioneer PD-19 CD jukebox
---Onkyo CP-1038A turn table
---Marantz HEOS NA-6006 Network Music Player
---NAD 7240PE Receiver being used as a pre-amp
---Magnepan MG1.6/QR speakers purchased in December 1998, shipped them to Magnepan in February 2021 for a factory rebuild, Magnepan shipped them to Peter Gunn, and he did his modification to the speakers
i just posted my introduction in the Introduction forum and write I would discuss my ADCOM amp issue in the appropriate forum so I hope this is the correct one.
I am looking for advice on what to do with my ADCOM amp and if it is best to sell it then of the 3 amps I am considering what the thoughts are as to which one to buy.
My ADCOM 5800 is clipping when my NAD 7240 PE, being used as a preamp, is at 50% volume. I have not tried using the NAD as the amp by putting the jumpers back in so I do not know if it will clip with just the NAD.
However, I have been told the ADCOM amp is the issue & I need to immediately disconnect it before I blow the tweeters on my Maggies. The D-Sonic M3a-600M mono blocks for $2,375, the D-Sonic M3a-1200S Stereo for $2,075, or the Parasound A21+ for $3,500 are the amps under consideration.
I do believe the ADCOM is the issue because I moved in February 2021. I hired the contractor who had remodeled the house I sold to help move. Without asking me, he put the ADCOM, in the original box, on the back of his 16 foot trailer behind his big diesel truck, at an angle, and drove down the very rough dirt and gravel road. When I loudly complained he said he drove very slow. Lol sure. Anyway, the ADCOM has been on a shelf waiting for the Maggies to be finished. We did test the ADCOM on a less expensive set of speakers and they did ok. However, we did not play them at a louder volume and this is when I noticed the issue with the Maggies.
Thanks for the thoughts.
Here is a recap of my system:
---ADCOM 5800
---Pioneer PD-19 CD jukebox
---Onkyo CP-1038A turn table
---Marantz HEOS NA-6006 Network Music Player
---NAD 7240PE Receiver being used as a pre-amp
---Magnepan MG1.6/QR speakers purchased in December 1998, shipped them to Magnepan in February 2021 for a factory rebuild, Magnepan shipped them to Peter Gunn, and he did his modification to the speakers