Accuphase fans. Newer & Lower vs Older & Higher model?

I suggest you make sure that if your Accuphase bought in Japan breaks the company will fix it here without your having to ship it to Japan.

They say Accuphase never breaks, but it probably does, rarely.

How old is too old is a good question. Certain parts do age. I would not hesitate to buy , say, ten year old Accuphase.

As for newer vs older, I'll let those better familiar with this brand express their opinions.

Another question that you did not ask. Do you want class A lower power Accuphase or Class AB higher powered Accuphase.

And you didn't mention your speakers, source and cabling.

I prefer more sophisticated sound of Accuphase to Luxman's.

Oh, and you would need 100 volts to 120 volts good transformer. Not Chinese junk, Japanese or American.

i would not get an accuphase (or any well regarded amp) older than 15-20 years for planned long term use unless i felt there were resources available to service it in the country where i live

even well built components will need some care and feeding, if the intent is to maintain their designed performance level

@inna

Yes they won’t repair domestic products and that’s why I ask how old is too old. Fortunately, I have an engineer friend who can fix as long as he could find a schematic, just in case.

I prefer class AB to A just because of the heat, And I want little extra power since my family room is open floor all the way to the eating area and kitchen.

As for speaker and others, I am thinking of Tannoy Sterling, Harbeth M30.2, Magnepan LRS, Spendor A7 or S3/5SE, Ohm Walsh 2000, Proac response D2S, in orders. Optional REL subwoofers as needed.

Source will be Tidal and home network streaming to Topping, Denafrips, or Gustard DAC.

@jjss49

I agree. 15 year is the max lifespan without performance degradation