Adcom GFA 5300?

[tbergman]

Found an Adcom GFA 5300 for $150, is this a decent amp? Looking at getting a pair of 2030p's for computer use, at 80 watts per channel i'm sure it's enough to drive them, just seeing if it's a decent amp and if anyone has any first hand knowledge of this guy.

 

[Seth=L]

I had the GFA-5400, the model up from that one. It was a very solid amplifier. I dislike the fact they lack relays and 12v trigger inputs. Manually powering off the amplifier sucks without relays because the caps drawn into whatever is connected to the output, so your speakers will thump a few moments after powering the amplifier down. If you connect the GFA-5300 to a switched outlet it will turn off with the preamp, but you have to be sure that the preamp's switched outlet can handling the current draw from the GFA-5300, which is pretty high. Note: using the switched outlet will not negate cap bleed off and the thump will still occur.

Second note: you will need a preamp or receiver with preouts, the Onkyo TX-SR506 does not have preouts and will not work with the GFA-5300.

That said, it's a good amp and should power the speakers fine. The capacitor bleed off should not harm the speakers.

 

[tbergman]

If I end up getting it, it will be used for my computer, not the Onkyo. I'm assuming that I can run RCA's to the amp from my desktop and that would work, am I right?

 

[MatthewB.]

tbergman, yes that will work, yu will need to buy a miniplug to RCA (ratshack sells em for like 4.00 connect to your computer to the preins on the amp and connect your speakers and you'll be good to go.