Lots of Accuphase fans talk about how much better it is than McIntosh. It’s harder to find, making it more exclusive, which I suspect drives a lot of the “it’s better…” comments. I’ve never owned Accuphase but have no doubt it’s top-notch stuff. But so are McIntosh and Luxman, which are in a similar price range with their top-end products. Best advice is to demo and listen to your ears!
How about Mac and Accuphase
I have a Mac 220 preamp and an Accuphase A20 power amp, great synergy with dual concentric Tannoys. I will always have the A20, it has a very sweet sound. If I could afford it, I would replace the Mac preamp with a used Accuphase C2800 or C2810 with phono. Mac makes nice gear, Accuphase is much better built, though. Too bad that the North American Accuphase is so greedy, the prices in Japan are less than half, too bad that the voltage is 100 and that the Asian units are champagne gold.
Has anybody ever imported a Japanese Accuphase and converted the unit to 120V?
Has anybody ever imported a Japanese Accuphase and converted the unit to 120V?