I recall from past experience enjoying the sound that the McCormack amp made driving a pair of 801 series II. Definitely less harsh than the Adcom. The 801's are very similar to your 803's in terms of its sonic signature. The 801's are known to be very picky about which amp to use. The Adcom GFA 555 II amps are very powerful but don't have the refinement and resolution that the B&W's demand.
Considering new amp - Mccormack
I've got the itch to upgrade my amps.
Currently I'm horizontally biamping with two modified Adcom GFA 555 II.
Rest of system as follows
B&W 803 Matrix SII - Recently refurbished
Sonic Frontiers SF1 Preamp
Music Fidelity A3 24 Dac
PS Audio P1000 power conditioner
Favorite Bands are:
Radiohead
Bon Iver
Fleet Foxes
Massive Attack
What I don't like about system: Raspy... especially with radiohead vocals.. The B&W combo with adcom and vocals of peter york are Harsh.
I'm considering the Mccormack amps, anything from the DNA .5's modified to mono's or DNA 2 or DNA 500?? Currently there is a DNA 2 Limited edition on Audiogon for about the same amount as the DNA 500.
My max budget is around $3k, but less would be nice, maybe I could get away with a single DNA .5 or DNA 125?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Currently I'm horizontally biamping with two modified Adcom GFA 555 II.
Rest of system as follows
B&W 803 Matrix SII - Recently refurbished
Sonic Frontiers SF1 Preamp
Music Fidelity A3 24 Dac
PS Audio P1000 power conditioner
Favorite Bands are:
Radiohead
Bon Iver
Fleet Foxes
Massive Attack
What I don't like about system: Raspy... especially with radiohead vocals.. The B&W combo with adcom and vocals of peter york are Harsh.
I'm considering the Mccormack amps, anything from the DNA .5's modified to mono's or DNA 2 or DNA 500?? Currently there is a DNA 2 Limited edition on Audiogon for about the same amount as the DNA 500.
My max budget is around $3k, but less would be nice, maybe I could get away with a single DNA .5 or DNA 125?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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