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Adcom GFP-715 Stereo Preamplifier | 
| Brand: Adcom
Category: CE
Buy New: $488.88
New (3) from $488.88
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 6075
MPN: GFP-715
Model: 715
UPC: 811900010422
EAN: 0811900010422
ASIN: B000BIW1AS
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | High resolution audio bandwidth | | • | 4 audio inputs | | • | 1 phono input stage | | • | Bass, treble, and balance adjust | | • | Tape output w/ monitor function |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The Adcom GFP-715 Stereo Preamplifier delivers sonic performance that would have previously cost you two to three times more. The wide bandwidth analog preamplifier has high quality precision components, like high quality 1% metal film resistors. A high quality phono stage accepts signals from Moving Magnet and High Output Moving Coil phono cartridges, allowing the listener to enjoy their favorite analog recordings. The External Processor Loop allows for easy integration into a high-end home theater system. The Class "A" analog amplifier stages, universally acknowledged as the best sounding amplifier design. Direct coupling capacitors, for the clearest, most open, and detailed sound. The front panel is intuitively inviting yet allows full and accurate control of up to six sources. A precision motorized volume control provides accurate channel balance, low noise, and low distortion. An internal high current amplifier provides sufficient drive for headphones to allow for private listening. Dual infrared outputs and remote extension jacks allow for easy integration with other remote controlled units and infrared repeater systems. Separate MAIN and BYPASS amplifier outputs offer you a significant choice. Using the MAIN outputs allows the audio signal to feed through the tone controls, filters, and output coupling capacitors, while the BYPASS output maintains ultimate signal integrity by omitting all but the absolutely essential circuitry. An over-sized, low output impedance power supply contributes to outstanding musical dynamics. The technology and sound quality offered in the GFP-715 preamplifier ensures maximum performance and listener enjoyment for many years to come.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Replacement March 27, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Adcom GFP-715 sounds good to me. I have an Adcom GFA-545 amplifier and Martin Logan Clarity speakers. When my right channel stopped working on my Adcom GTP-400, I sent it to a place for repair. After spending $150 the repair only lasted a month. I decided to go without a tuner and buy the GFP-715.
I am happy with the listening to the stereo reproduction of musical performances. Although I have found audio cables can make a big difference(kind of off the subject). I put together some mu metal audio cables and they make a definite difference in listening to a piece of music.
So from someone who would spend the extra effort to make his own audio cables, but obviously cannot afford the high end stuff, the GFP-715 is a good preamp.
 649 dollar Dissapointment September 29, 2006
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
Im a moderate technophile who long ago brought into the audiophile audio component philosophy - dedicated electronics for each essential function in the audio delivery stream. And although my audio budget has not been of the caliber to purchase a system that would impress a very serious audio purist, I've always plunked down enough cash to be considered a periphery player in the audio purist game. Performance for the dollar spent has always been my philosophy, hand in hand with my audo purist tendencies. The result has been my present "old school" audio system that has remained with me for a awhile, the guts consisting of a pair of dennon poa4400 mono amps, genesis 210 speakers, and a carver c2 preamp. The audio sources arent as significant because they have come and gone over the years - various cd players, tape decks, and other audio source starts and fits over the years (remember dat players), and even some of the new school formats such as mp3 and successors. Despite these various audio sources, the guts of my audio system remained with the aforementioned dual mono amps, speakers, preamp, and even a yamaha tuner that have been the heart of my audio system over the years.
That said, I've always considered my pre-amp to be sonically adequate but with many feature shortcomings. The biggist shortcoming being the Carver has only a single source input. Yes, there are dedicated phono and tape inputs, but there is an input for only one other source. Probably adequate for the the average audiophile demands a couple of decades ago. But not of contemporary times. I overcame this shortcoming with a Niles source switcher. This was very elemental but effective in allowing several source inputs through the Carver preamp. This worked with good results for awhile. But recently I figured it was time to update my audio system and I was going to start with my pre-amp.
I came across the Adcom 715. It seemed to fit my requirements. Good brand name, all the basic features that I needed (several source inputs, bypass and main output,external processor capability), and at a price at less than a grand. but not a cheap pre-amp. I thought this was the way to go. Especially since my Carver preamp was more than twenty five years older than this Adcom. I reasoned that technology has certainly advanced such that the Adcom 715 had to be a least sonically on par with my Carver - conceived over 30 years ago. In fact the Adcom surely had to be even better than my old Carver. WRONG!! The Adcom sounded bland and even tinny as compared with my old Carver. Somehow the musical spectrum generated from the speakers was not as expansive with the Adcom 715 as compared with my old Carver. And vocals were not as life like. I dont know what the deal is with the Adcom. But Im returning it forthwith and going back to my old Carver for now. I cannot recommend this preamp.
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