Accuphase E380 or E4000 integrated amp important from Japan

The 4000 is far superior one guy I met at a audio club bought one it sounds excellent and their latest effort ,the 5000 is better still 

 the taps on the transformer is just switched their is 100 v Japan ,115v N America 

and 220 v taps for Europe . It looked easy for any tech sure it voids U.S warranty 

but in the top5% most dependable in the world ,every part is inspected and tested 

and runin for 100 hours before it leaves the factory .

Typo imported from Japan 

Thank you , I just wanted to see how many others besides my friend 

the patented  volume control alone is sheer precision .

the U.S dealers want $13,500 for the E4000

i can get one for $6k as a dealer demo ,factory converted 

its very nice sounding andthe E4000 replaced the E480

The only  downside is no U.S warranty.

that being said  Accuphase is in the top 5% for reliability

from others around the world. I  may get one after the holidays.

Thank you , I just wanted to see how many others besides my friend 

the patented  volume control alone is sheer precision .

the U.S dealers want $13,500 for the E4000

i can get one for $6k as a dealer demo ,factory converted 

its very nice sounding and the  E4000 replaced the E480

The only  downside is no U.S warranty.

that being said  Accuphase is in the top 5% for reliability

from others around the world. I  may get one after the holidays.

Accuphase fit and finish is for sure of a higher level ,and they match and test parts per pair ,their failure rate is in the top 5% in the industry ,by dealer sells both

and agreed Accuphase is a step above , a bit more tubelike in nature 

which some may like Luxman more neutrality.

The markup is insane buying from a U.S dealer the distributor actually lowered the price because of slow sales the distributor is still making 100%+ markup vs price in Japan the dealers 45% . That’s why I would only buy a converted unit from Japan 

or look else where a nice alternative the Aesthetix Mimis integrated with a 

vacuum tube preamp section which can be bought for under $8k .

I just checked there are several 100 v  you would have to have converted 

the 115 v ones T upgraded i Japan none listed this week 

sometimes every 3-4 weeks I guess his sourse is limited you have to monitor it 

E4000 Accuphase integrated amp U.S 115 v

The E 4000 is newer and better ,not seen on eBay converter as often lately.