I have owned both units and would say the ADCOM is much better for 2-channel. Those old Rotel processors sound like crap for music.... Good luck!
Rotel RSP 976 or Adcom GTP 500 ?
Expanding my stereo for home theater capabilities and incorporating the Rotel. Question is, which of the two has the better preamp? If I use the Rotel as preamp the Adcom will be used only as auxillary input for it's tuner and phono amplifier. If I use the Adcom as preamp, the Rotel will be used in the tape loop solely for surround processing. System is otherwise as follows:
Stereo speakers (room A) Klipsch Forte
Front surround speakers (room B) Cambridge Ensemble
Amp - Kenwood Basic M2A
Center speaker (room B) 2nd pair of Cambridge Ensembles
Amp - Kenwood Basic M1A
Surround speakers (room B) Cambridge The surround II
Amp - Kenwood Basic M1
Sony C77ES CD player
Fios Digital TV
Sony bluRay player
Phillips 437 turntable / Ortofon cartridge
Interested in others' opinions of these two preamps. I do plan on listening both ways to decide for myself.
Thanks,
- Steve
Stereo speakers (room A) Klipsch Forte
Front surround speakers (room B) Cambridge Ensemble
Amp - Kenwood Basic M2A
Center speaker (room B) 2nd pair of Cambridge Ensembles
Amp - Kenwood Basic M1A
Surround speakers (room B) Cambridge The surround II
Amp - Kenwood Basic M1
Sony C77ES CD player
Fios Digital TV
Sony bluRay player
Phillips 437 turntable / Ortofon cartridge
Interested in others' opinions of these two preamps. I do plan on listening both ways to decide for myself.
Thanks,
- Steve
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