Jayme--I had the 75V in for lengthy audition twice, the second time alongside the EMC-1MKIIUP, which has now been superceded by the latest model with a new analog board and additional DAC changes, among 47 upgrades over the MKIIUP. The additional changes are available to MKIIUP owners for an additional $800 from the U.S. distributor.
I own Accuphase components and as much as I wanted the 75v added to my system, I and my wife--who is musically trained, has excellent ears and is an extremely critical listener--found the latest ECM player superior to the 75V, which we thought inferior even to our venerable Accuphase DP-55.
I have no explanation for this, other than I was expecting the Accuphase player to be superior to the Electro and certainly, heads and shoulders above the 55. It was after a week of comparing the 75 and the EMC that I played the Electro alone. Another week and I put the 75v back into the system with the same results. Multiple changes of ICs made no difference. The 75V I had in for audition was later sold. Other 75v owners have, apparently, been satisfied as well, although I have seen a number of 75s for sale here at AG and elsewhere.
Incidently, the 75V is unavailable new in the U.S. and is reportedly being replaced by the DP-77, a 24/192 upsampling/SACD unit costing less than the DP-85, which is 16/44.1/SACD. How much truth there is to the 77, I'm not sure.
Different strokes...
I own Accuphase components and as much as I wanted the 75v added to my system, I and my wife--who is musically trained, has excellent ears and is an extremely critical listener--found the latest ECM player superior to the 75V, which we thought inferior even to our venerable Accuphase DP-55.
I have no explanation for this, other than I was expecting the Accuphase player to be superior to the Electro and certainly, heads and shoulders above the 55. It was after a week of comparing the 75 and the EMC that I played the Electro alone. Another week and I put the 75v back into the system with the same results. Multiple changes of ICs made no difference. The 75V I had in for audition was later sold. Other 75v owners have, apparently, been satisfied as well, although I have seen a number of 75s for sale here at AG and elsewhere.
Incidently, the 75V is unavailable new in the U.S. and is reportedly being replaced by the DP-77, a 24/192 upsampling/SACD unit costing less than the DP-85, which is 16/44.1/SACD. How much truth there is to the 77, I'm not sure.
Different strokes...