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lightman1
04-11-2009, 08:19 PM
..For under $200. Nothing fancy, just simple with good guts.
danz1906
04-11-2009, 09:43 PM
Check out this Adcom

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1243690260&/Adcom-GDA-600
lightman1
04-11-2009, 09:49 PM
Noted. Thanks Danz. Any experience with said unit?
GV#27
04-11-2009, 10:03 PM
Any experience with said unit?While I have no expierience with it I can tell you that it uses what was then considered the best DAC chip set,the Burr Brown PCM63's,aswell it has separate digital and analog power supplies,the opamps in the analog output stage are biased into Class A and the output is directly coupled(no capacitors in the signal path).All in all a nice piece for the money.
Ender
04-11-2009, 10:13 PM
I have the GDA-700 and it sounds damn good. Sounds butter smooth and exceptionally neutral, especially for the price.
lightman1
04-11-2009, 10:15 PM
Thanks GV. This one does look good for the $.
danz1906
04-11-2009, 10:19 PM
Noted. Thanks Danz. Any experience with said unit?

I used to have the balanced GDA-700 years ago, It was a very nice
sounding unit. The GDA-600 should sound very similiar.:)
lightman1
04-11-2009, 10:24 PM
Diggin' it.
Poee7R
04-12-2009, 02:00 PM
Hey girly man, its the same DAC you heard the other day at my place. It's GV's fault I even have the thing. :p

Great little piece for the price.


Dave
GV#27
04-12-2009, 03:48 PM
Hey girly man:eek:


It's GV's fault I even have the thing. :p


Sure Dave blame me why don't ya.:rolleyes::D
lightman1
04-12-2009, 07:06 PM
Girly man. Your yard is next.
heiney9
04-12-2009, 09:23 PM
Thanks GV. This one does look good for the $.

I have one and I have compared it to the 700 and I prefer the 600. A tad more analog sounding. I've tried the 600 up against many mid to higher end stand alone cdps.

Rotel RCD-1072
Cambridge 640 and a couple other's I can't remember

and I prefer the 600 by a fairly wide margin. It's much less analytical but still has all the detail of the above players. The depth of the sound stage is freakin' amazing.

It's a fantastic piece and the $$$ is right. Highly recommended.

H9
lightman1
04-12-2009, 09:35 PM
Thanks H9. I'm leaning on that 600. I've heard nothing but good reviews. I'll start looking for one.
Lightman Russ