"Schizoid Man" wrote in message
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I'm tired of my Marantz integrated and my Cambridge Audio CD player. I
want
to upgrade my system piece meal and wanted to start with the amp.

I want to replace my speakers at some point in the future too, so I
thought
perfect opportunity to swap an integrated for a pre/power combo.

I'm looking for a relatively cheap used power amp right now - eBay and
Audiogon are my destinations. I was thinking about the Adcom GFA-545 II.
Any
opinions or experiences with this? It's got pretty decent reviews on
audioreview.com.

Any other recommendations? I suppose the type of brands I am limited to
are
Rotel, NAD, Adcom, maybe Arcam. Ideally I would like to not spend more
than
$275 to $300 on each unit, hence my desire to buy used.

It's a Class AB low bias design. Punch, dynamic, a little harsh to my ears.
They moved away from that in their next generation, which was MOSFET.

I recommend a Hafler Transnova as far superior.