Kensonic/Accuphase owners show your stuff.
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It looks gorgeous.
FauxHall
Super Member
As best I can guess, the prefix code for the amps is:
"E" is for integrated amps
"C" is for analog pre-amps
"DC" is for digital pre-amps
"M" is monobloc power amps (Class A/B?)
"P" is Class A/B power amps
"A" is for Class A power amps
"C" is for analog pre-amps
"DC" is for digital pre-amps
"M" is monobloc power amps (Class A/B?)
"P" is Class A/B power amps
"A" is for Class A power amps
But the suffix codes remain obscure.
FauxHall
Super Member
My recently bought (2nd Hand) Accuphase E-560 - with optional AD-50 and DAC-50 cards - temporary installation, because of a larger format than my usual Audio gear :
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I'm reading in some places that Accuphase aims for a deliberate "euphonic" house sound. How do you find it compared to the Sony house sound? I know the Sony house sound for the better gear and admire it greatly.
I'm thinking of replacing a modern Sony TA-A1ES (80wpc) with an Accuphase that has two balanced inputs. An E-350 integrated might work or a 4 or 5 series if I can find one at a reasonable price. The USD to Euro exchange rate works in my favor and perhaps Class A amps might be discounted further since electricity prices in Europe and the UK are getting very high this winter. A new Yamaha is another option (A-S3200.)
Mr. Yamaha
Not so much Yamaha lately...
The brand Accuphase and it's Kenwood / Kensonic history intrigued me for a few years now. I already had a taste of Accuphase with my Kenwood L-1000C pre-amp. That pre-amp sounds great, but has the looks of a melted turd 
So yesterday I bit the bullit and drove off to Germany. After a 3,5 hours drive I was able to pick up my very first Accuphase component, a C-222 pre-amp.
I met with this very kind seller who sold this pre-amp to finance his upgrade pre-amp, a C-270. It really looks like new and sounded great with his M-360 power amp and the enormous Kappa 9's he had standing in his living room.
After the ride home I hooked it to my fully restored Yamaha B-2 V-FET power amp driving a humble set of Sony APM-22ES's. And man, what can I say, this pre-amp makes sweet music
I have never heard this kind of detail and channel separation before. I hear guitar snare sounds I never heard before. Truly amazing.
Also the MC phono stage / head amp is amazing. The Denon DL-103R really likes the 100 Ohm setting. It really came to life.
Really a few steps up over the Kenwood L-1000C.
Definitely a keeper, this Accuphase C-222! Makes me wonder how it will sound with a matching power amp like a P-266, P-400, P-300X or P-300L
Ofcourse this fine Accuphase needs a full resto in the end.
So yesterday I bit the bullit and drove off to Germany. After a 3,5 hours drive I was able to pick up my very first Accuphase component, a C-222 pre-amp.
I met with this very kind seller who sold this pre-amp to finance his upgrade pre-amp, a C-270. It really looks like new and sounded great with his M-360 power amp and the enormous Kappa 9's he had standing in his living room.
After the ride home I hooked it to my fully restored Yamaha B-2 V-FET power amp driving a humble set of Sony APM-22ES's. And man, what can I say, this pre-amp makes sweet music
I have never heard this kind of detail and channel separation before. I hear guitar snare sounds I never heard before. Truly amazing.Also the MC phono stage / head amp is amazing. The Denon DL-103R really likes the 100 Ohm setting. It really came to life.
Really a few steps up over the Kenwood L-1000C.
Definitely a keeper, this Accuphase C-222! Makes me wonder how it will sound with a matching power amp like a P-266, P-400, P-300X or P-300L
Ofcourse this fine Accuphase needs a full resto in the end.
tubelectron
Super Member
For the moment, my venturing in the Accuphase brand is a model E-560 integrated amplifier,
It came with an AD-50 Phono card for one back chassis slot, and I added a DAC-50 Converter card for the other slot, in order to be "full options" :
A 2x30W Class A operation unit... Maybe I'll complement it by a E-280 brother one day...
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It came with an AD-50 Phono card for one back chassis slot, and I added a DAC-50 Converter card for the other slot, in order to be "full options" :
A 2x30W Class A operation unit... Maybe I'll complement it by a E-280 brother one day...
T
The Accuphase P-20 has a new friend.
The Accuphase E-302B.
I was looking for a preamp when this came up for sale. It sounds really nice. Big, big soundstage and exceptionally musical. Sweet sounding.
Unfortunately the damping factor is much to high for my speakers (Altec 604 8G) and bass response was, as expected, missing in action.
So it's now paired up using the preamp section only to the wonderful dual mono P-20 that has an adjustable damping factor which is set to 1. That's not a typo. The damping factor is set to 1.
Magical.
The Accuphase E-302B.
I was looking for a preamp when this came up for sale. It sounds really nice. Big, big soundstage and exceptionally musical. Sweet sounding.
Unfortunately the damping factor is much to high for my speakers (Altec 604 8G) and bass response was, as expected, missing in action.
So it's now paired up using the preamp section only to the wonderful dual mono P-20 that has an adjustable damping factor which is set to 1. That's not a typo. The damping factor is set to 1.
Magical.
analogwisdom
When in doubt, stuff in a WIMA
Beautiful!!!
I second that!
RagnarjohanB
Active Member
First generation T-100 C-200 P-300 stack. These are all completely original, and still meet spec. I got the electronics a couple of years ago, but just got the wood cabinets for them recently.
analogwisdom
When in doubt, stuff in a WIMA
drool..........
Hawkeye83
Super Member
I just have an entry-level Accuphase E-212 but I hope it outlasts me. Might consider replacing it with a Class A model but suspect it would not be in my budget.
This one does everything I need it to do, and looks great IMO! (PS - old pic, I've moved the speaker cables so you can't see them sticking up any longer).
These Accuphase units are so beautiful and built like a tank.
Only rival I've had to it is Leben, as far as looks and build quality.
This one does everything I need it to do, and looks great IMO! (PS - old pic, I've moved the speaker cables so you can't see them sticking up any longer).
These Accuphase units are so beautiful and built like a tank.
Only rival I've had to it is Leben, as far as looks and build quality.