my humble 2 channel system

by edlchiang62 on Budget Minded
My complete system at a distance.
My Velodyne SPL-R 800 sub
Adcom line conditioner, preamp, Rotel CD player
Adcom amp and line conditioner
Left Paradigm speaker.
Right Paradigm speaker

Description

Since I am very budget minded the only addition that I will make in the new future is adding a subwoofer to add deeper base to my music. I am a little worried about that, because from what I understand it can be difficult to get a subwoofer to integrate well into a 2-channel system. I am thinking about buying an SVS or Velodyne subwoofer.
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    • Adcom GFA-5400
    A very nice simple 125 W/channel SS amp. I think it mates very well with my system. The sound of this amp is neither bright nor warm. It sounds great to my ears!
    • Adcom GTP-602 tuner/preamp
    This is Adcom's latest 2-channel tuner/preamp. It works wonderfully well with my system. The tuner, however is only adequate.
    • Rotel RCD-1070
    This is the predecessor to the Rotel RCD 1072 CD player. Very well built and great sounding single CD player
    • Paradigm Signature S2
    This is a great sounding bookshelf speaker that I got on sale for only $1400. My speakers have the stunningly beautiful gloss rosewood veneer. It is light on the bass, but it is adequate for my humble system.
    • Velodyne SPL-800R
    An 8-inch sealed subwoofer that gives pretty good bass for being so small!!
    • Straightwire Chorus
    • Straightwire Stage
    • Adcom ACE-615 line conditioner
    I honestly do not hear a difference in quality in sound with the ACE-615 line conditioner, but I bought it for its solid surge protecting capabilities because it uses series rather than MOV based surge protecting.
    • PS Audio Prelude power cable
    I bought this B-stock power cable for my amp, but to be honest I don't think it makes one bit of difference to my system. It does makes an interesting conversation piece.

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I have almost the same amp setup as you, a GTP-502 and the GFA-5400. I have them paired to some NHT ST4s though, and dont see a need for a sub. I think te Adcom amps are not too bad at all. They are not the sweetest sounding amps out there, but are good affordable power, and sound decent. My brother thinks that they are a good match for my speakers, him seeing my speakers as warm, and the amps as clinical and a touch recessed and cold, hence matching well. I dont know if I fully agree, but I do like the sound that I get.

The main thing is that you enjoy your setup and hav fun listening!

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