@milpai Congrats, buddy! Be prepared to fall in love with your audio system all over again. Like I said, Parasound is very good for the money, but with Accuphase you're entering a whole different dimension. I can only imagine how sublime the combination of Proac, Rhumba, T+A, and Accuphase will sound.
Accuphase amplifier choice
Hello All,
I have decided to upgrade my Parasound A21 amplifier looking for a more refined sound. The following are the amplifiers that I have in my mind:
Accuphase A-48s
Accuphase P-4600
Coda No. 8 (meterless)
Coda 16.0 (meterless)
Currently I am leaning largely to Accuphase. My dealer says that the Class A 48s will sound better with my ProAc D48R. But I am worried that I will lose dynamics since the Accuphase is only 50W into 8 Ohms. But it doubles all the way into 1 ohm.
The P-4600 is a higher wattage amp and I think it should be able to drive the D48R with ease because it doubles down to 2 ohm load. So I am not concerned with it's ability to drive the ProAcs.
I do have some feedback on the P-4600 from another thread here and appreciate it. But now looking for some comparisons.
Has anyone compared/experienced the Accuphase Vs Coda amplifiers? Any feedback is appreciated.
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Thank You @arafiq ! A few of you here, as mentioned earlier, got me turned to Accuphase. Till 2 years ago, I did not even consider the brand. And honestly I was looking to go to some Class D amps. Not that they are bad, but after going through user experiences and understanding the company's goal, I think I made the right choice. |
Congrats on landing on Accuphase - they make wonderful products meticulously built by hand to impeccable standards that are both musical and very reliable. They are privately owned and have a company policy of non-expansion, limiting production to 5,000 to 6,000 units per year - 70% of which are destined for the Japanese market. They employ less than 100 people, 26 of whom are engineers. Products are improved incrementally until they have enough change to release a new model every 5 or 6 years. From the Accuphase website: "One of the corporate principles that Accuphase has observed since its beginning is the conscious decision not to pursue expansion. In a free economy, most companies try to grow. However, demand is not unlimited. If we were to chase the numbers, trying to sell more and more products and compete only on price, we would lose our ability to create truly high-end audio components. We therefore are not increasing our staff numbers (currently about 80, similar to the time of the company's founding), in keeping with the principle of "small numbers ‒ exceptional talent". Rather than trying to expand the scale of the company, we believe in quality over quantity. We adhere to a low-volume production schedule, building and marketing only about 5,000 units per year. But with regard to the products that we are making, we passionately care about their sound, their performance, their quality, and their design. We do not ship a product unless it fully meets our exacting standards. This gives it lasting value and ensures the excellent reputation of the Accuphase brand." https://www.accuphase.com/company_profile/a2_management_policies.pdf
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Interesting recurring theme appears that once you go Accuphase there is no going back but just up the line; exception being the one post where change was made to Soullnote, another prestigious Japanese SS brand along with Technical Brain. I personally was able to acquire a pair of M200s some years back looking to mate with an FMAcoustics pre. and reluctantly passed on its partnering 3800 pre which I somewhat regret to this day as the pairing was most likely optimal. Congrats & enjoy ! |
@toronto416 Thank You! So if that integrated can drive the K10, that power amp should be easily able to drive my D48R. I am pulling my hair out now! |
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