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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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Going to eat my own words.

After about 75 hours of burn-in, this amplifier simply began singing crazy good. Honestly, the previous amp does not really come close. I simply should have waited a bit to compare. But who knew that this beast transforms in such a way. In my books BURN-IN is a REAL thing.

While I am very happy currently, folks have assured me there is quite a bit more of burn-in still remains for this amp to come on a song!

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jafant
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milpai

Nice score on the Accuphase A-48S.  Their CD/SACD players are works of art as well!  Yes, burn-in is real! Enjoy The Music.

 

Happy Listening!

westcoastaudiophile
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"After about 75 hours of burn-in, this amplifier simply began singing crazy good."

LOL - it wasn’t amp burn-in/ed, it was You! 

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willywonka
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@westcoastaudiophile yes

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milpai OP
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@jafant 

Thank You! I have no doubt that Accuphase makes great SACD players. But I am extremely happy with the performance of the T+A DAC 200 that I use EXCLUSIVELY in DSD mode using HQ Player.

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