I've been to lots of shows over the years. Went to the last 4 AXPONA shows. I've learned one brand can sound outstanding one year and the very next sound terrible. It's so dependent on the room, associated equipment and music they are playing. Accuphase makes very fine equipment. Stalk it off to a one time bad experience and listen to them again in the future.
Finally heard Accuphase
I heard it at T.H.E. Show last weekend.
I was pretty shocked at how bad they were. Of course there are many variables at a show, but they were in more than one room. The sound was so wishy-washy and vague and uninvolving I couldn't get past it.
And I was hearing stacks of like $50k ,75k worth. A $3k Sugden sounds about the same, if memory serves. Or even the $8k Yamaha. More or less. But to spend that money on these amps makes no sense. Just build your own tube amp for $1500.
Whats going on with this brand?
To be fair, I also heard a $300k system that sounded more or less like a good PA system at a small concert venue that costs like, IDK $10k or something. This stuff is making no sense anymore.
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@freediver I heard Soulnotes driving the big YG. It was just ok to me. Wonder if Accuphase would have been better. (But the sound was much better than the Accuphase rooms).
@ckr1969 Well, this was CommonWave setting up one of the rooms...they are pretty picky/"opinionated" about pairings. |
Accuphase is very. Good gear , i almost bought the5000. Before I auditioned the excellent Pathos inpole integrated amplifier,their Class A inpole technology is unlike anything out there it has 4 vacuum tubes the rear tubes mainly to amplify the incoming signal and the others 2 to the resistive ladder relay volume preamp section and at 85 lbs for 45wpc 8 ohms 75 into 4 ohms huge power supplies . if your speakers are around 88 db on up plenty of power in a decent sized room ,its sounds similar to a set amp with power and grip,the new inpol 2 mk2 is a fully dual mono design fully balanced all made in Italy ,a great small boutique company making excellent equipment and a work of art to look at , I just wanted to point out there is a lot of excellent small companies that do not advertise much ,like Accuphase and Pathos.
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Oh, just saw this video of one of the rooms I'm refering to. https://youtu.be/OyGaklvHrVE?si=GSxGHfKmBTTwTwnn I stayed about a minute before I got bored. Musically I could hear the information that I know was in the album, but the presentation was so flat, poor imaging and just sort of "starter level" to me. No Pratt or energy. It's not really _bad_ at all,but the prices.... I mean, seriously guys?
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IMh...It still makes me pause when SOTA gets preferred instead of the studio gear it's recorded with and played on in spaces larger than most have. Yup...certified heretic.... |
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