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| Gallium Nitride GaN Class D Amplifiers @wkempster Thanks but I ended up going for an Accuphase P4600 amp. | |
| Accuphase Experiences @steve59 Did not get my Accuphase P4600 until June 3 as it missed the April shipment. Although It sounded really nice out of the box it took a couple months to settle in and open up. I’d guess 300 hours. Now it’s just wonderful. Open, clear with... | |
| Streamers and software Aurender and its Conductor App are a great combination. Love it. And Qobuz is fantastic. | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 Have an N20 XLR AES connected to an MSB Discrete DAC with the N20 Clock synced with the Femto clock in the MSB. I use the Word Sync connection on the N20 to connect to the Word clock in the MSB. This sounds superior to just using the N20 Clock. Th... | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? Switched from streaming via a MacBook using USB to my DAC to using an Aurender N20 Streamer. Significant improvement. Better imaging, Sounstage, Depth and overall sound quality. Laptops, and computers add noise and muddy the sound. You won’t noti... | |
| Recommended amplification Interesting topic and one I’ve wondered about. I have the meters on my Accuphase amp set to freeze at the highest wattage during a listening session. Even listening to Mahler Symphonies at 70 db I never exceed more than 1 Watt. My speakers are Har... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? Accuphase specifically recommends against using any power cord other than the one they supply with their amp. So far they have been right. Haven’t found a power cord that improves the sound over the stock cord. | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? My system is now at the point it is very revealing of the recording so I gravitate towards the best recordings when listening to Classical. With Qobuz I can survey many recordings of the same work until I find the best recorded version. Unless it ... | |
| DH Labs With exception of power cables all my cables are DH Labs Speaker Q10 Air Matrix XLR Interconnects XLR Digital Cable Reunion Ethernet Cable and just ordered the D750 Digital BNC for my Clock Cable upgrade from Blue Jeans Clean, clear, ba... | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? Aurender N20 and MSB Discrete DAC. Musical, detailed, alive with a wonderful soundstage and imaging. | |
| Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier As I mentioned in my OP I have been unable to find a third party Power Cord that sounds better than the stock cord delivered with my Accuphase P4600 Amplifier. With each I’ve had the same experience: A lack of air and openness in return for a mor... | |
| Current or Previous Harbeth Owners… My pre purchase comparison was The Revel Line of Speakers and Harbeth. I overwhelmingly preferred the Harbeth sound and presentation. Within that group I compared the Super5+, the M30 and the C7ES-XD. I was able to hear them with equipment similar... | |
| Accuphase class A amps - going up the food chain from an A-48 to an A-80 or A-300? @miguelderivero I’m sure you mean the sound of the P4600 is a combination of sold state and tube and not that it is a hybrid. But I agree it sounded better to me than the MacIntosh SS sound although the M462 which is a fine amp less expensive bu... | |
| Accuphase class A amps - going up the food chain from an A-48 to an A-80 or A-300? @toronto416 I own an Accuphase P4600 Power Amp and can strongly recommend this component. Plenty of power and runs cool. Beautifully made. Beautiful sound. | |
| Word Clock Cable Upgrade @dolfan No doesn’t work that way. You need a specific Word Clock connection between the Streamer and DAC for the Streamer to be synchronized with the DAC clock. I believe this means the DAC clock is the driver. |