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I have an Adcom 555 pre amp and a Carver CT 17 pre amp. Which one is the better pre amp. The rest of my system consists of Adcom 555 II amp, have a 545 amp laying around doing nothing, Adcom Cd player, B&W 640 floorstanders and a B&W 650 sub. My speaker wire is Kimber Kable 8VS and my interconects are all monster interlink. Where should I go next?
joeseppe

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joeseppe OP
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Well thats what I have been doing. Sent the Adcom out for repair, one of the input channels went out so I have had the Carver in the rack for about 2 weeks now. They both sound good. Really cant say that one sounds better. I just went to Kimber speaker cables at the same time the Adcom went out for service. The system sounds better but I cant actually say whether it was the Carver or the Speaker Cable. Will have to wait until I get the Adcom back and see what it sounds like with the new cables. Might also be that I have been biwiring the B&W's for while and now I am not. When I changed cables I had jumpers made and am trying it with the jumpers instead of Biwiring. So I really dont know which one of the three changes made the difference. I have had the Adcom and Carver pre amps for a while and they both always sounded good but not as good as it does now. Any more input would be appreciated.

Thanks

Joey
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