Adcom Gfr-700 7.1-Channel 145-Watt A/V Receiver

by Adcom

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 11 x 22.2 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 50 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002AUSVJK
• Item model number: GFR-700
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,627 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Adcom Gfr-700 7.1-Channel, 145-Watt A/V Receiver

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Receiver since my $2500 Kenwood THX, January 2, 2011

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Daniel And Barbara Sullinger (Phoenix, Az United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adcom Gfr-700 7.1-Channel 145-Watt A/V Receiver (Electronics)

Well I got this at the deal of the century new from Fry's Electronics as they wanted to get rid of the 2 they had my Brother bought the 1st one for $499 and got the last for $449, how can you go wrong on a originally priced $1999 amp while most places here sell them still new for $1300 and used for $850 to $1099. Yes its a bit behind in the times for top of the flight Surround Sound, but I use the 5.1 Analog imput for my uncompressed Audio or DTS-HD or Dolby HD. What this receiver does do is deliver pure perfect crystal clear sound at theater volume, with 5 polks hooked up and a 750 watt JBL 12in Sub, with blu ray movies over a 58in Samsung Plasma, heck who needs to go to the movies. Pop in a SACD or DVD Audio at 96k uncompressed audio is just pure joy. Believe me unless your gonna go spend $2500 to $5000 on a top flight Dennon or Yahama, this little beauty is hard to beat and at $425, plus made right here in Tempe Arizona with pure american power not this cheap Chinese crap. oh yes its great to kick back playing a Blu ray or Music on my Oppo Blu ray player. Now on operations yes its a bit high learning curve to operate this beast, but any high end receiver at the $1700 to $2500 range are all like that. the front of the receiver is very clean with just the basic controls the remote which is not lit or backlit and crammed with all your needed controls. It does come with some anoying presets on certain controls but all can be reset to your liking in the menu if you dig hard enough to find them. Using the RS32 port you can upgrade the firmware also, mine had the newest installed so I have not even bothered looking at that yet. Watch out when lifting at 60 pounds its no light weight either.

Update{ One year later the IC2 Digital Convertor went bad had to ship to Adcom main Service repair in NJ, still under warranty but cost $66 to ship thank god I bought amazons square trade extended warranty they sent out a check for the $66 shipping. Till it is returned I am using the $1000 Onkyo 890 THX 9.2 receiver, god PLEASE return my Adcom, even though the Adcom and Onkyo Theater movie 5.1 are about the same, the same cant be said of listening to any music, I am so use to the Adcoms great music sound that this Onkyo no matter what listening sound, THX, DTS, Dolby, Stereo or any other simluated sound I try, and it has a ton of them they all sound like crap compared to my Adcom, please please get it fixed I WANT MY ADCOM!!! will update once returned on how good Adcoms warranty repair is, which by the way is a bit disappointing, a $2000 should never should have a failure. PS, not a fluke, my brother bought same receiver at same time as mine and is his starting to experience the same problem.