James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
I thought it was about the sound, first and foremost.
Luxman/Accuphase/Yamaha - Quality?
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simon g
Older, wiser but no longer retired
What you should realise, is that we all base decisions on more than one factor. sQ is obviously one, there will be many others. Those that say SQ is the one and only driver are fooling themselves.
Plenty of hi-fi shops have been open, quite a few offer home dems. In the last year I have quite easily managed to arrange a home demo of speakers & amplification. Many dealers are still open for business.
I appreciate that Accuphase is not stocked everywhere (far from it) but I always take a pragmatic approach in that if I cannot demo an item I just look at another brand.
I have found this forum helpful for garnering opinion but ultimately it is all down to the individual to make a decision as to which gear he/she buys.
Amber Audio
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No Accuphase dealers in Scotland which I was surprised about and ultimately ruled them out for me at the moment, still on the must audition list.
Amber Audio
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I have heard similar from someone else, seems a successful high end brand but rarely see it mentioned.
I’ve always liked the idea of Accuphase & a number of ex naim enthusiasts seem to take to the brand. Obviously the pricing compared to Japan is an issue; I do think the old fashioned appearance counts against them & ‘gold’ is not an easy colour to integrate into the home.
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
I know. It's just the the poster I quoted did not rank by SQ - just looks, build quality and VFM.
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
No more difficult than olive green
Amber Audio
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The gold is off putting but until I see one in the flesh and find out if it has decent “knob feel” I’ll reserve judgement
They do have a much more comprehensive range of kit but nothing serious for streaming to compare to stuff like dCS/Lumin etc. that I’ve seen, their DSP units look interesting though.
Cereal Killer
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IIRC, Esoteric has much more of a following in the US along with TAD and Jeff Rowland etc.
Amber Audio
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At this level sound quality is likely assumed to be better than average across the board and more a matter of taste/fine tuning?
Yes, agreed especially given the multi boxes. Latest naim classic range look nicer IMO.No more difficult than olive green
Cereal Killer
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Its not really gold as such more yellow beige - the same as Conrad Johnson.
Amber Audio
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There is a dealer in Glasgow so after COVID a demo is relatively easy to sort, just whether it’s worth it, could make it part of a few days away over on West Coast.
Amber Audio
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I really liked the classic black/green lights of my Naim stack, if you have OCD all the boxes being the same is a plus
In my defense, the OP was getting hassled for not having made a decision after 50 pages so I thought I'd lighten the mood with some humor. But if you have to explain it...
indeed
But choice comes from many aspects
Sound - looks - system match - VFM - features - after service/ reliability/ depreciation, and indeed that Want factor/ must have.
The gold is off putting but until I see one in the flesh and find out if it has decent “knob feel” I’ll reserve judgement
Accuphase knob feel is second to none!... seriously though, the amps are very tactile and the volume knob is as smooth as silk and the source knob has a reassuring clunk when turned .
Also, anyone who has seen my kit in the flesh have never been turned off by the shade of gold.
My sister says the remote is like holding a gold bar
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