Adcom GFR-700

Pros: looks cool sounds adequate

Cons: High price: don't pay more than $800 or $900 for one.

Review: I purchased a GFR 700 a few months ago for $2000. The unit worked fine and and sounded fine as well. My friend recently purchased a Denon AVR 3806 for $820. We A/B'd both units on my Speakercraft Aim 8 FIVE 5.1 system. The Denon more than matched...

Pros: - power of separates - features of AV receiver - lrg transformer - upscaling

Cons: - front panel difficult to read from a distance - limited distributors - demos difficult

Review: I purchased the 700HD directly from Adcom. I was offered a generous trade in on (GSP 560) against the retail purchase price. I selected the HD because of the reviews of the powerful video scaling of the Nat-Semi processor and the muscle of the large...

Pros: High current to drive 4Ohms or less; excellent sound reproduction and sound stage

Cons: price

Review: Some other reviewer commented saying Denon AVR3806 did as much or better than Adcom at less than half the price. If you look at the specs of Denon, it cannot drive 4 ohms speakers for example. People who have such speakers as Magnepan, Martin Logan...