Adcom monster amps


Looking at connecting one of the bigger Adcoms to the stereo outputs of my Cambridge 540R Home Theater receiver so I can jam in 2-channel mode. I have a pair of B&W 604 S3s and they obviously need more power when played alone.

Looking at either the 5800/5802 series versus a 565 pair or 585 SE - any thoughts out there? I have also considered the 3-channel 5503 thinking I'd get a much nicer bump with the HT, too, and yet still get what I am looking for with stereo. Again any thoughts would be appreciated, even other brand recs (just hear so much about the value of used Adcom amps when it comes to power). Thanks...
mikekohut
Well Ive owned several adcoms. I had the 565 mono blocks and the newer 5802. The 565 will play louder but the 5802 is more accurate. Take that to the bank.
By "accurate," can you be more explicit? In what way are the 565s *less* accurate?

Any other ideas out there on adding 2- or 3-channel amplification to my set-up? Brands, models, etc. Again, I am currently running a Cambridge 540R (80 x 5 or 100 x 2, 2-ch stereo) and have an S3 series set of B&Ws - DM604s and an LCR600. Thanks, again....
I have a Adcom 5802 and with it's 300 watts into 8 ohms does a great job for me with a modwright 9.0 Se preamp and a set of Salk HT3 speakers.
The Adcom stuff will play plenty loud but you might want to rethink pairing them with a metal dome tweeter. I would look for an amp with a sweeter signature sound if it were me.

Chris