I've owned Adcom amps as well as Musical Fidelity (A300). Although Adcom has gotten better, they are still a bit dry sounding. I used the A300 with B&W 805's. Not bad at all. The A300 sells for $1495. If you are willing to stretch your budget the extra $495, here are two better choices: Audio Analogue's Puccini SE w/remote. It's 50w, but mates well with the 805's. Need more power, the Belles Hot Rod 150. It's rated at 100w. It's super. Well worth the $1495. Until you hear it, read the review in Soundstage.com. FYI: I sent the Musical Fidelity A300 back to Audio Advisor because after 4 weeks they still wouldn't send me an invoice/receipt!
Music Fidelity or Adcom
Hi everyone, have a question regarding an amplifier purchase. I would like to spend approximately $1000 on an amplifier and have narrowed it down to the Music Fidelity A3 (85W) or the Adcom 5400(125W amp) & GFP 710 (preamp)combo. Both can be had for $1000. I will be driving a pair of B&W Nautilus 805s without a subwoofer. I enjoy listening to everything from Jazz to Rock to Techno and therefore thought that the more watts I get the better. The room is medium sized, roughly 25ft x 12ft x 10ft. I have a couple of questions. Has anyone set up the 805s with either of these amps? Would the 85 watts of the Music Fidelity be sufficient to drive these speakers at sufficiently high volumes? Any advice would be much appreciated. thanks. vir