Value, clean sound

No 5.1

I was very surprized by the vehement negative response and experiences some people have had with some of Adcom's stuff, more specifically the 750 and 740 reviews. I have had my GTP-600 since 1995, and it has been turned on 24/7 for the entire time, except when I power down for hurricanes, which we get frequently here. I have not had anything but quality service. The remote is excellent. 5.1 was barely being developed when I bought this unit, but I feel a need to upgrade now. The negative reviews on the later models have me discouraged....

Solidly built,ergonomic design

No monitor output for adding E.Q./ Can't use "S video" and RCA video outputs similtaneously

Am not happy with this unit for reasons described above. Also only one sub output, and no audio monitor output.
Does have better than average tuner and a learning remote. I have no other concerns with the rest of my Adcom gear. Some of the equipment this unit supports: Adcom CD575, GFA-555, Aragon 4004, Yamaha M80, Yamaha M45, Yamaha CDX1030, Harmon Kardon FL8450, Audio Control EQ C101, Series II, Paradigm studio 100's,CC450 center channel, and RSl Nevadas for surrounds, Subs: M&K MX-200, Klipsh KSW-15.

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GTP 500II

Reliable...works

minor

I use it for many years now. The only problem is broken
headphone jack. Don't understand the other posts - this is
not junk ! It's not high end but better then your basic stuff. It does what's supposed to do - dolby and stereo sound reproduction at acceptable quality level for the price. I have no complains except low level hum in the center speaker - not sure if it's the amp or pre-amp.

Ease of use, low cost, great tuner

Can sound poor w/ bad cables, no 5.1

I picked this up as a customer trade in with OBM and not a single scratch for $200 about 1 1/2 years ago, and have been overall very happy with this unit. Although there seem to be a lot of reviewers who knock the lack of 5.1, or the ability to switch between SVideo and RCA inputs, for my RCA-based needs this has never been a problem. (Although it will be soon as I am currently looking at upgrades) The tuner is unbelievably clean and pulls in stations no other unit I've owned can (I live in the boonies) and it's nice to have a clean, 2-channel option for listening to music. The only real thing I've noticed with this unit is that it requires high-quality cabling between the preamp and source components or it sounds really thin and washed out. The learning remote is VERY nice...I guess the only thing I would add to a component of this type in this price range would be a variable Sub crossover, the factory setting seems to either be set too high or rolls off too slowly for my tastes (easily fixed with an active crossover). For value, I will give this a 5 star PROVIDED you bick one up for say $350 or less (not a problem on Ebay or Audioshopper.com) and for overall, considering the price range again, the same 5 stars. My "Mid-Fi" system:

ADCOM GTP600 Preamp
CARVER TFM25 (250W/ch) Mains
CARVER TFM15 (Bridged) Center
ADCOM GFA545II (100W/ch)Rears
CUTEC 2250 (250W/ch) Subs

KLIPSCH KLF30's (Mains)
KLIPSCH KLF C7 (center)
KLIPSCH KLF20's (Rears)
EMINENCE PS150 (2X 15" Transmission-line cabs) Subs (2)

ALESIS MEQ-230 EQ's (Mains and Rears)
CUTEC EQ-31 EQ (Center)
Sony 200disc changer (Seperate D/A converter coming soon...)
JVC DVD Player (Soon to be changed also)
ADCOM ACE power conditioner

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None (First Dolby preamp) - Plenty of 2-channel stuff