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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.

milpai
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milpai OP
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Thank You @westcoastaudiophile !

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@milpai 

Just noticed A48S in your rack..I would suggest a clearance of at least 4 inches. If you are unable to adjust the shelf height, look into AC Infinity fans. I am using a pair of these for my Accuphase, they are very quiet and works well. 

https://a.co/d/3A23iUY

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@milpai congrats on a very fine choice! 

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@lalitk Thanks for the valid concern.

I updated the setup last night and have posted a new picture on the profile. 

@dpac996 ,

Thank You!

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@jfrmusic 

You had posed this question sometimes back or on another forum - that is the gain that Accuphase owners use in their system. Per my preliminary experience, I find that setting the gain to -12db on the amplifiers provides me a well balanced sound. This is based on the face that I can now set my DAC as a LINE source instead of using it as a VARIABLE volume control. This way I get the desired levels with the volume on the preamp between 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock position. I reach between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions for SACDs or HDCDs. I believe the DR on these must be high? But on CDs and Spotify, I am good by 11:30 position.

What did you end up with?

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