Doublej,

I agree the Adcom is dry though recent ones aren't bright to me.
It is however smooth and mellow compared to Crown and Carver
amps I have heard. And most definitely smooth and mellow
compared to the old Dynaco SS amp.

Dennis

PS-if you wanted a good sounding amp for the $500 range,
B&K Sonata m200's are a good choice if you run across some
for that price. If you wanted to splurge a little for a really
terrific amp, sometimes now you see Spectral DMA50's for
$800. Only about 80 watts, but probably enough for most
uses.
"Doublej" wrote in message
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That depends on the ears doing the assessment.

To my ears

Adcom=Dry + Bright

"Dennis Moore" wrote in message
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I agree. Get a good Crown or Carver to duplicate the sound of
that Dynaco.

On the other hand the current 200 wpc Adcom would give you
a much nicer sound.

Dennis

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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I'd look in a pro music catalog. There are reasonably priced amps
from
Hafler, Crown, and Carver that use switching power supplies (thereby
reducing weight) while putting out fairly prodigous amounts of power.

"Bruce Chastain" wrote in
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I have an aging Dynaco stereo power amp. 230 RMS watts @ 8 ohms,
20-20KHz,
both channels driven, etc., etc.

I'm looking for a reasonable cost replacement for it, of at least
200
RMS
watts @ 8 ohms per channel. Preferably in the $500 or less
neighborhood.

The amp is often moved and used outdoors, so weight is of concern to
me.
The Dynaco weighs 54 pounds and I'd definitely like to do better
than
that
next time. :-)

Anyone know of a reliable amp, capable of taking an occasional joke
(shorted
speaker, etc.), that would fit that bill?

Thanks very much!
Bruce.