Adcom GFA-5802 -vs- Parasound HCA-3500 Amps?

I am not addressing your question, but why not an Aragon 8008BB? I had the same issue a few years ago. I read somewhere that the total capacitance for the HCA-3500 as advertised by Parasound is not made up of only the main big soda can caps. Maybe I am wrong but worth it to double check.

Parasound service is five star though.

bringing back a old thread :)

I have a adcom gfa-5500 & parasound hca-1500's

parasounds sound a lot better across the board with MUCH better low end, powering old infinity kappa 8.1 speakers. My adcom (which I love in my car) now is sitting in my garage for music/

Parasound amps are not the most durable ones - they tend to break down quite a bit.

I would look at either Acurus or higher Aragon as mentioned above.

Liquid-smooth..."Parasound amps tend to break down quite a bit"...is completely false..having owned two Parasound amps
and three Parsound Preamps during the past 23 year's I found their gear to be the most reliable and stable high end budget components on the market. Parasound has a long standing reputation for ruggedness and reliability. Their amps are very DURABLE and have a unmatched reputation for
consistent quality over the years.

Plus 1 on the reliability of Parasound. I sold and installed Parasound into hundreds of jobs and it was extremely rare to have any kind of problems.