綺麗な Accuphase E-480 Integrated Amplifier Review! 

Please don't build Sean's ego any bigger than it is! 🤓 Great review.

on my altec lansing vintage speakers the 480 sounds better than the luxman but on on a pair of loudspeakers by magico the luxman sound nore engaging i think its a matter of synergy between components

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I own an Accuphase E-370 and I completely agree with your assessment. The great performance at low levels was a N1 requirement for me and the Accuphase delivers it in spades (I am listening to it with Aurum Cantus Volta MkII speakers and a REL T9 subwoofer). It's just magic at any volume. I selected the E-370 after an audition process that lasted 3 months. I listened to amps from McIntosh, Hegel, Roksan, T+A, Devialet, Musical Fidelity...you name it. And every time I was coming back to the Accuphase. It simply blew all the competition away by a significant margin. Yes, it is expensive, but it is built like a tank and sounds marvelous. The fact that I got a great price also helped, I guess. :-)

Any chance you’ve compared these to Mcintosh?

@@emiltsenov7853 how does the volume knob feel when you turn it..? Silky smooth?

@@asplmn Feels extremely precise. I would not describe it exactly as silky smooth because you feel a bit of tension when turning it - it is necessary precisely to ensure precision, I think.

@@morespinach9832 I compared the Accuphase E-370 against the McIntosh MA5300 in the same speaker/CD player setup. The McIntosh sounded cold and dry, too analytical and with a shallower sound. The E-370 is simply in a different class, imho.

Mine was over with the E307 and the DP400

Yep mosphetes!!

love this amp a friend of mine have that amp with a pair of 94 db seas fullrange it sounds amazing ....

This reminds me of threads where people debate the best rock band. What is your comment based on? I have no personal experience, but saying any brand of audio equipment is #1 is a large statement given differing tastes,

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@@ikwho1 LOL!!!

I was 99% ready to go with Luxman until I saw this review. I wanted to look into Accuphase and it seems that they are too expensive.. Sean addresses this and from what I was told yesterday by a local dealer the price went up on 11/1 by 15% in the states. So now the "same" integrated amp spec wise is almost 2x the price. I would be interested in the comparison with this in mind..

@@richardyanicky1845 I feel Accuphase build and above all sound is in a league above compared to Luxman. Luxman is of chinese ownership btw, if that means anything. In Europe where I live E480 costs about the same of L509x, or even less, so it's not a matter of price. Furthermore, comparing their top of the range class AB integrateds, the Accuphase is much more powerful and drives difficult speakers with ease. E480 is a current monster.

@@fabrized Thank You! I think I really need to hear a Accuphase , I will search out a used one for purchase. The prices in the US are too high. They push it to the price of a soulution integrated. I would like sean or Jay or both to do a comparison. I didn't realize Luxman wasn't a Japanese company anymore...

@@fabrized Luxman is a Japanese company - owned by a Chinese Taipei conglomerate IAG. All Luxman products are manufactured in Japan - I own one. Before purchasing it I compared both for 2 weeks and chose the Luxman as it was a bit cheaper. That was the only consideration! Build quality and sound was absolutely at par - in my living space, with my music at least. Just as an aside - by your logic - "Volvo is a Chinese company" and "Jaguar Land Rover is an Indian company" - just saying....

@@arijitsengupta1101 I know that Luxman r&d and factory are still japanese, in fact I only spoke about the company's ownership. You can say this doesn't doesn't matter in regards to product, and I can agree in certain cases and disagree in others; ownership will always have influence on company's production. I bring you an example, Dynaudio after the chinese purchase started to voice its product completely differently, to me they're not true Dynaudio anymore, Contour series of 2016 was a mess and in fact they hurried to make a new "improved" version in no time; previous Contour model was on catalogue 13 years and sounds better then the new (now already old) one for all the people I know. For the automotive example, if I wanted to buy an Italian car (my country), should I buy a Fiat, whose factories are more abroad than in Italy and headquearters and taxpaying are in Luxembourg?

How do you like ur set up? I really want to get martin logan esl 9 for two channel music and cant figure out what preamp/power amp vs integrated amp to pair with.

@@savanpanchal451 As mentioned in my comment, the Parasound/Martin Logan combination is the finest sounding system of all 3 in my home and I do not plan to make upgrades or change outs with the gear any time soon. THIS system was hand picked by my dealer and I could not be happier. I suggest you look into the same pairing if your budget will allow it 😉

@@garysmith8455 thanks!!! I was looking at some McIntosh Int amp to pair with Esl speakers but it is hard to see these products in person, demo and difficult to make purchase of something that expensive not knowing what you get. Are you pairing ESLs with any subs or you get a good bass without them?

@@savanpanchal451 Aaah, you bet.The latest addition was the Martin Logan Dynamo 1600x. A very advanced subwoofer with the Anthem Room Correction built in. Sence I have a tile floor, I am running it in downward fire mode. It is instantly convertable for forward firing should you desire. It worked beautifully and all settings are suggested from Martin Logan for the ESL Classic 9's. Highly recommended for 2.1 channel use. I just needed that extra octave for my orchestral recordings and also the low pedal of pipeorgan performances.

With any doubt, Accuphase is in another level of quality superior than McIntosh. Luxman and Esoteric maybe are in the same league as McIntosh... But Accuphase is really Hi End.

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You must be new to the channel or haven't been paying attention.

If you're a tube guy, I would think a 300B SET amp would be your holy grail.

@@LorenzoNW that's a logical conclusion however I've always dreamed of a high power SS amp that doesn't have that typical SS sound. From all I've heard this is the SS amp that converts tube guys. Unfortunately, in order to get there is the price of a really good motorcycle!

@@billbones1000 I just don’t get it. The E-480 is $12K. For a LOT LESS money, you could buy a 100W per channel Cary SLI-100 with all the upgrades and high-end NOS tubes. And that leaves you with money for a great power conditioner like an Audience Adept Response aR2p-T4 which makes all the difference in the world! And you’d still have enough money left over for quality cables before reaching $12K. That’s going to give you more emotionally engaging sound than a SS amp. Between that and a motorcycle…begin with whichever brings you more joy.

@@LorenzoNW expensive tube amps or expensive ss amps can both be equally good. At this level nothing is bad and you don't have to fuss with tubes down the road.

@@brandonburr4900 Sure, both can be good…but not equally good. Tubes and SS are just a different sound. The most musical SS amp and preamp I ever heard was from darTZeel. But for that kind of money, you could almost buy a pair of Cary 805RS amps and a First Sound Paramount MKIII-S Super Special Edition Statement preamp which would sound far more musically and emotionally engaging. Good NOS tubes will generally last 8 - 10 years. Aside from that, quality tube components are very reliable.

You just cant go wrong with 10 K in your pocket