Accuphase class A amps - going up the food chain from an A-48 to an A-80 or A-300?


Earlier this year I acquired Accuphase separates (C-2450 pre-amp, A-48 amp) and have been very happy with them.  

We have a decent resale market in Canada for Accuphase products, and I was able to snag a C-2900 pre-amp at a good price this past weekend.   We see mostly integrated amps on the resale market here, and current production separates are much harder to find.

The C-2900 sounds noticeably better than the C-2450, and it got me thinking about moving up from the "entry level" A-48 to either the mid-level A-80 or even the top of the line A-300 monoblocks (though size and expense are almost prohibitive).

Does anyone have any experience or advice about moving up from the A-48 to the A-80 or A-300 monoblocks?

BTW Accuphase pricing in Canada is significantly better than in the US - so much so that Canadian Accuphase dealers are not allowed to post prices online for fear of alerting US customers to how unfair pricing is in the US - and Canadian dealers are not allowed to ship to US customers. 

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When it comes to Accuphase products, cross-border purchasing, selling or trading don't  always make sense due to the large discrepancy in list prices between Canada and the US.  

If I were to buy new, I would want to support a Canadian Accuphase dealer, and when buying or selling used Accuphase products we have a decent used market in terms of selection and demand.

Someone just asked me the name of the dealer in Hong Kong. I am unable to send pm without providing payment info. The dealer is called Radio Unison, located in Mongkok, Kowloon. However, I do not recommend doing this unless you have a place to test it out before the 7-day return period ends.

Also, DHL actually sent me a sales tax bill (9.7%) several months after I received the Accuphase E-5000.

I have the A65 the last 10 years and if I could upgrade I’d listen to the P7500, A 75, A250s and the A300 depending on the deal. Retired 8 years ago so probably not realistic unless I win the lottery.