Accuphase A-70

Congrats Peter. I bet the Focal Scala V2's are singing sweetly tonight.


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dfwmediagroup said:
I installed my new A-70 in my system yesterday and have run it a few hours so far. Very impressive thus far and quite different sounding than my previous A-65. The A-70 sounds more powerful, smoother and has better bass. The meters indicate one watt or less of power output at normal listening levels with my 92 db efficient Focals. I am waiting to decide which preamp to run it with. This is without a doubt one of the finest amplifiers on the market.
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Very cool. congrats! Now you wanna make me get it more and more, lol. :cool:
 
Go for it Dave. Life's too short for fantasy. Believe me, Accuphase beats the pants off Bryston and Pass Labs.
 
Selling my C-2420 Preamp. Just upgraded to the C-2820, courtesy of Design Audio Video. If anyone is interested, I will make a smoking deal on it. It's in perfect condition.
 
Always loved the Accuphase A series of amps; among the best solid state I've ever heard.
Was a dealer for thirteen years. It also proved to be the most reliable line of electronics we repped.
 
Accuphase is beautiful and is built like a tank and sounds incredibly good. It's a truly great company, but unfortunately, in the USA, the market is almost zero and with that they have no resale at all. I can't get any true bites on my two A-70s that came out last October, even at $10,000 a piece. It's really sad. But the market says what it wants and is willing to pay.
 
Jock: These units typically re-sell for around 50% of MSRP. I wouldn't sell for any less than $14K on the A-70. You may need to pack your patience though. The entire high end market has gone through a lot of changes in the past several years and no expensive equipment sells quickly these days. If you put a $300 amp on Audiogon, it sells within a week however. I know, because I sold a 20 year old B&K amp a while back in a very short time.
 
dfwmediagroup said:
Jock: These units typically re-sell for around 50% of MSRP. I wouldn't sell for any less than $14K on the A-70. You may need to pack your patience though. The entire high end market has gone through a lot of changes in the past several years and no expensive equipment sells quickly these days. If you put a $300 amp on Audiogon, it sells within a week however. I know, because I sold a 20 year old B&K amp a while back in a very short time.
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The perception of Accuphase products is that they are greatly overpriced in the US (well more than twice of what they sell in Japan). When it comes to higher end pieces like the A-70, this is even more true given its high MSRP. You will have to be incredibly lucky to find someone willing to pay 50% of the MSRP on the A-70 (there is rare chance it can happen if you happen to time it just right by listing it when someone is looking for that very component). It is much easier to sell Accuphase integrated amps where you can certainly hope to get 50% of the MSRP (may be slightly more if it is a newly introduced model). I own an Accuphase E450, which I absolutely love.

Anshul
 
I started with E-460, then moved to the current pre-power combination.
It's true, in Japan they cost much much less, especially considering the major currency devaluation this year.

I almost got a A70 and the price quoted (from official dealer) is at around US$13000 here in China.
Then I thought my current 2420 could be too weak for the A70 and went for the Mark 532H instead.
Still keeping my cute little A35, which is enough for most of my small speakers.
 
Just checked,a brand new a70 costs less than US$9000 in Japan.
Don't mean to upset the Accuphase owners in the US:happy:
 
The entire high end industry has gotten pricey. Anyone look at the price tags of D'Agostino, Soulution, Dartzeel or even Mark Levinson lately? Amps costing between $30-60K are commonplace nowadays. Preamps are much the same story. The bargain leaders are out there for sure, but may not offer the build quality, longevity or sonics that the more expensive gear does. In my opinion, Jock's A-70 is an absolute mind-blowing steal at $11K, or $15K for that matter. Heck, the last Krell Evo 402e produced retailed for $18K. Mark Levinson 53's are $50K.
 
Since there has been certain currencies falling like a stone, I wonder how that will A. Affect manufacturers in that country and B. Dealers in that country.

I know many Canadian dealers and distributors have told me they will be focusing on the many great Canadian products like Kronos, Tenor, Bryston and many more PLUS European made gear because U.S. gear with the exchange rate difference has become too expensive.

Conversely, will this make Canadian made gear more attractive abroad? European gear, for the most part, is already quite expensive comparatively, so I'm not sure that the weakness of the Euro will have much of any impact.
 
And since when is what something costs in Asia a valid yardstick of what it costs in the US? Everyone knows about the rampant currency manipulation over there. Virtually everything's cheaper. It's a real issue over fair trade that will likely come up in the current Presidential debates.
 
Accuphase has always been regionally priced better for the Australian market. Conversely, given the strength of the USD/AUD, U.S. Hi-Fi product is now at unobtainable price points. This is despite the fact that U.S. product is specifically manufactured for this region. I would also question the relevance of US FTA as U.S. manufacturers certainly do not price discriminate for markets in which they operate. Quite the contrary, we have always paid more for US goods regardless of the FX situation.
 
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