A48 consumes 180w idle, while P4500 “only” 62W.. thats the main reason most of time I use P4500.
accuphase a36 vs p4500
hello,
juts wondering if anyone has compared these 2 amps, or had some thought on their sound/performance. ii'm considering them as a new amp with tannoy kensingtons. i'm into rock music, but i don't listen real loud or need a lot of slam.....
and yes i'm only interested in accuphase
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I am using in my setup A-48 and P-4500, P-4500 runs at lower temperature and requires less warm-up time, thus it used more often. Despite P-4500 is one the best sounding high-bias AB class amps, A-48 sounds “sweeter”, more contrast in Jazz/Opera/Classical soundtracks. A-36 probably will be close sounding to A-48, at lower power, but I think newer series A48/P4500/A75 have better fist stage amp session, with less noise/dist. etc, than A-36. |
@gwng8 A-48 + C-2450 is excellent match! C-2450 pre has excellent earphone amplifier as a feature “for free”! :-) I am using Accuphase C-2450 pre to drive Sony MDRZ1R EP. Compared it it to other counterparts, Accuphase wins hands down on sound stage, and has useful tone control options. I added to my C-2450 pre optional AD-2850 phono stage. Accuphase phono stage makes vinyl tunes warmer and more realistic/analog than SACD! So far checked it with AT-ART9, AT-ART7, AT-ML170, AT-150MLX, AT20 cartridges, no complains! |