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Looking to upgrade Adcom GFA555: Parasound?

This is my third system.  Honestly, usually used for semi-active or background music.

 

Speakers are vintage Wilson Watt/Puppy 7.  Source is an Eversolo dac/streamer Into a vintage Classe DR5 preamp.  Amp currently is the aforementioned Adcom: bought it new while in college 40 years ago!  The sound is pretty good, though a bit “small” and closed in.  

 

Considering replacing the amp with a Parasound A21+.  Thoughts?  Am I wasting my time?
 

Target cost to upgrade this rig: less than $5K.

 

Thanks!

bobbydd

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saboros
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I recently received the Magnepan LRS+ for my bedroom/home theater 2.1 system.

I assumed I would have to get a new amp for this system but discovered that my old Adcom 545 II drove the LRS+ so well that I don’t know what else I would want in an amp in this context.

 

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