“I am not using stock cord at the moment and switched the Cullen from the previous amplifier”
You could always swap it back to the stock cord and report back if you notice any loss of resolution or other differences.
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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@lalitk , I really do not intend to try the stock power cord. I am quite happy with the Cullen. It has served me well for the past so many years and is the perfect size for babble management in my system - none of the power cords touch ICs; none of the ICs touch the speaker cables. Would like to maintain this. But if I get a chance, I will experiment with the stock power cord. Not sure when. |
“I really do not intend to try the stock power cord.” Perfectly ok by me. The thrown-in stock power cords are almost always a cost-containment afterthought, not a performance decision. |
Power chords - I initially had my Accuphase A-48S amplifier powered by an Ansuz P2 chord I previously used with my McIntosh MA12000. But like people have mentioned Accuphase doesn't recommend using other chords so tonight I decided to hook up my A48-S with the original factory chord and I now have my Innuos Pulsar powered by the Ansuz P2 and HOLY SMOKES the sound is unbelievable! I'm hearing things i never knew were in the recording- subtle nuances that were hidden have come to life, bigger sounstage, notes seem to float with incredible resolution sustain, decay and speed. Definitely more weight behind the notes. Whatever is going on I really like it. I've been switching the chords back and forth and I'm not mistaken, it's so much better! It's now 5:30am and I can't stop listening. I was supposed to be in bed by midnight. |
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