Accuphase P-6100 amp

Well, today I called Mark. I won't go into details (hope Mark posts sometime soon!) but I think he may have liked this amp...:rolleyes:
 
I had to send back the Devialet 170 today and switching back to the Accuphase, I can see why Mark loves the brand. Just beautiful sounding.
 
I posted on the amplifier section, I want people that have no interest in Accuphase to read it before I move it here.
 
Thanks. That's a fair amount of cash for a stereo amp. Lots of choices in that price range. You wonder how much of that is import duty. Always loved the quality of Accuphase and Furutech for that matter. The Japanese make fine gear….
 
The Accuphase pricing outside Japan is horrible. In Japan the MSRP of the P-6100 is Yen 945.000 (US$9.3k).

The MSRP of A-200 is Yen 2.625.000/pair (US$26k) vs US$69k in US. :disbelief:
 
Hi Guys,
This is my first post on audioshark. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the wonderful posts on this forum. As much as I love Accuphase gear for its build quality and the drop dead gorgeous looks, I cannot understand the US pricing. It cannot just be the import duty as the price differential between Luxman gear sold in the US and its price in Japan is significantly less. I think that the US importer for Accuphase, Axiss Audio, wants a much higher profit margin than the Luxman importer (On a Higher Note). At a business level, I have no problem with that as this strategy is Axiss Audio's prerogative and obviously has worked well for them. But just as an aside, I had called both distributors to discuss their Class A integrateds--Philip O' Hanlon (On a Higher Note) talked to me on the phone for nearly 30 minutes explaining the fine differences between Luxman's integrated offerings--he is a real class act. On the other hand, Mr. Arturo Manzano at Axiss Audio flatly refused to take my call (asking his receptionist to tell me bluntly that he had nothing to say about Accuphase products!).
 
apdoc2004 said:
Hi Guys,
This is my first post on audioshark. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the wonderful posts on this forum. As much as I love Accuphase gear for its build quality and the drop dead gorgeous looks, I cannot understand the US pricing. It cannot just be the import duty as the price differential between Luxman gear sold in the US and its price in Japan is significantly less. I think that the US importer for Accuphase, Axiss Audio, wants a much higher profit margin than the Luxman importer (On a Higher Note). At a business level, I have no problem with that as this strategy is Axiss Audio's prerogative and obviously has worked well for them.

But just as an aside, I had called both distributors to discuss their Class A integrateds--Philip O' Hanlon (On a Higher Note) talked to me on the phone for nearly 30 minutes explaining the fine differences between Luxman's integrated offerings--he is a real class act. On the other hand, Mr. Arturo Manzano at Axiss Audio flatly refused to take my call (asking his receptionist to tell me bluntly that he had nothing to say about Accuphase products!).
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Is that telling you something very clearly? ...To me it does. Thx for sharing.

And a very warm Welcome to the aquarium (Shark)! :)
 
Thank you for the nice welcome guys--I hope to learn from everybody's collective experiences and possibly contribute to the discussion whenever I can.
Anshul
 
Not sure if that will make you feel any better, but in Europe Accuphase gear is also very expensive (compared to Japaneese prices).
 
I've never had first hand experience but I had always heard that Arturo was always helpful.



apdoc2004 said:
Hi Guys,
This is my first post on audioshark. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the wonderful posts on this forum. As much as I love Accuphase gear for its build quality and the drop dead gorgeous looks, I cannot understand the US pricing. It cannot just be the import duty as the price differential between Luxman gear sold in the US and its price in Japan is significantly less. I think that the US importer for Accuphase, Axiss Audio, wants a much higher profit margin than the Luxman importer (On a Higher Note). At a business level, I have no problem with that as this strategy is Axiss Audio's prerogative and obviously has worked well for them. But just as an aside, I had called both distributors to discuss their Class A integrateds--Philip O' Hanlon (On a Higher Note) talked to me on the phone for nearly 30 minutes explaining the fine differences between Luxman's integrated offerings--he is a real class act. On the other hand, Mr. Arturo Manzano at Axiss Audio flatly refused to take my call (asking his receptionist to tell me bluntly that he had nothing to say about Accuphase products!).
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He's terrific. When I read this, I was in shock. I know in David's opinion, he sets the benchmark for all distributors.
 
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