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Why the difference in resale value?

The Adcom GFA-555 and the Onkyo Integra M-504.  Two relatively close-in-price power amplifiers that emerged in the mid 80's to critical acclaim from the audio press. The asking price for the used Onkyo on sites like ebay is frequently higher than its original MSRP; for the Adcom, not nearly as often.  Why is that?  
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mike_in_nc
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I suspect the meters have a lot to do with it. Gorgeous. The Adcom is just a black box. And I've noticed that many people buying older gear want not just sound, but appearance.

Plus, Integra was Onkyo’s high-end line, like NAD Masters or Sony ES. Adcom is . . . Adcom, a value-oriented manufacturer often offering very good sound. (I owned a GFA-555 and enjoyed the heck out of it.)
mike_in_nc
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P.S. I said I "enjoyed the heck out of" my original Adcom GFA 555. Thinking back -- it was a long time ago -- that really isn’t true. I remember that the treble always bothered me, Nelson Pass influence notwithstanding. I sent it out for modification and finally sold it. After an intermediate amp that sounded better but had transformer hum, I wound up with a Bryston 14B SST, which was another, far better, world of high fidelity. Better across the band!
I've never tried an Onkyo.
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