I run the Accuphase amplifier at the lowest gain: 12db.
This allows me to operate the MSB Discrete DAC as my pre amp with volume near the top. The highest volume setting is 106. I run it mostly at 88 and on some hot pop recordings 80. That’s the lowest I set it. This combination gives me the best transparency and open soundstage.
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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Very cool @jfrmusic . Yes, I do find that the volume sometimes drops according to the source. But lowest gain setting works in my system too. Though Spotify is not bit-perfect, it is lossless and I did find some songs for which I need to raise the volume on my preamp a bit, to match the SACD/HDCD levels. But that is good - because it tells me that there is a very nice DR on that song/album. How much time did it take in your case, for your amplifier to sound it's best? I think you have had your amp for more than a year now. |
I hope you realize that the specs are different for your loudspeakers Vs mine.
From my experience with the Rhumba (since Jan 2018), the volume between 7:30 to 10 o'clock positions sound very much "in your face". But once you cross 10 o'clock position, it sound a bit relaxed and natural. Andy did mention to me about the volume position too. But my experience has not been the same - at least in my system. YMMV.
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yes, of course. I do have a set of Maggies which require a little more oomph also.
Okay interesting. I will do some experimenting. |
Not sure I could tell exactly how long for the Amp to open up but I’d estimate about 300 hours. There was this point where I noticed everything was slightly more open and smoother. I also found that after many attempts borrowing power cables from the Cable Company I never found anything that sounded better than the stock cable supplied by Accuphase. And Accuphase documentation strongly discourages replacing the stock cable. |
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