Having owned TAD CR-1's, and now have an Accuphase A-36, I can see the A-200 as being spectacular on the R1's with a suitable preamp. If Accuphase was sanely priced here in the USA, I'd have been more inclined to have a full Accuphase system. I love the looks and if the rest of the line is anything like my A-36 but scaled up, wow, I'd love to have it.