Accuphase and T+A

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If McIntosh is your reference then you are in for a very pleasant surprise once you hear T+A and Accuphase. Both of these brands offers much superior, engaging sound and build quality, IMHO.

T+A is ultra detailed and neutral whereas Accuphase has slightly more warm (tube like) sound. Having heard both T+A PA 3100 HV and Accuphase E-650 in my system, I can say both of these are superlative choices over any McIntosh amp or Integrated.

I also recommend auditioning Riviera Labs Levante and Hegel H590. Reach out to David Michael Audio who has all of these brands except T+A.

Also check out Circle and SA Labs (Gestalt Audio). No direct experience with these two but I’ve heard high praises and going to audition SA Labs Thunderbird Integrated in next month or so.

It would be helpful to know which Sonus Faber speakers you currently own? I own 96db efficiency speakers, so any of the above recommended components makes an ideal pairing :-) 

if you have a warmer speaker like a sonus faber go ith the t+A they are warmer sounding solid state butnot as warm as accuphase.

sonus are allready warm sounding so the T+A gear should be a great match

to date the T+A gear is the best sounding solid state gear fo the money we have tested andhave prefereed their gear over some of the worlds best tube gear

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect NJ

T+A dealers

T+A is excellent, but with a frustratingly sparse dealer network. If something happens, you're in for a painful exercise. Accuphase is far more established.. and yes, that tube like warmer sound is magic. 

T+A is excellent, but with a frustratingly sparse dealer network.

Probably not as wide of a dealer network as some other more popular brands, but definitely not sparse. And the North America T+A rep, David Schultz is very helpful. There are two authorized T+A repair centers in US, East Coast (Georgia), and West Coast (California).

As for dealers, see link below. Just type in “United States” under “Place / Country” (second box from left):

https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/dealers/

Then, Scroll down below map for full list of authorized dealers

+1 regarding the US rep.  I had an issue with my T+A device and DSD files.  This was due to my music server, not the T+A device.  The rep just stayed with the issue and kept working on it until he discovered a workaround.  I have their high end preamp/dac/streamer, and have been curious about matching it to an Accuphase amp.

I wanted to update this thread that I started couple years ago when I was in search of my ultimate audio system.

I ended up going with Full T+A HV stack to match with my Sonus Faber Liliums, after auditioning some of these components with the Liliums and comparing to McIntosh and few others.

The system includes: 2*M40HV, A3000HV & PS3000HV, P3100HV, SD3100HV and PDT3100HV, in tri-amping configuration and of course the two Sonus Faber Liliums. I topped it with Acoustic Signature Montana NEO turntable. This combination sounds just wonderful, grand, detailed, warm, simply epic like I’ve never heard anything before.

All components are sitting on Finite Elemente rack system, another elegant understated precision work of art IMO. All interconnects are Nordost Valhalla2, including power cables for the M40HVs. I upgraded all T+A cables with their Power Three HD and am using couple of Power Bar HDs for the numerous power distribution needs (and you do need a lot since P3100 and SD3100 has two power sources for separate Analog and Digital sections). I am an Electrical Engineer by training and know fully well what engineering prowess went into the design and implementation of all these components, and of course the finish is superb (not to compete with an amazing work of art of the SF Liliums).

I am enjoying listening to both Analog and Digital music, through the just added Roon Nucleus Titan and streaming through Qobuz. The system gets better and better with usage and sounds phenomenal. Mainly, I listen to Classical and Jazz. The Violin and Cello instruments come across so wonderfully, so does Choir and Organ music, just Epic!

Shout out to David Schultz for his great support in helping me answer questions and being there throughout my search and decision process and even after ownership when I had couple minor issues to resolve. Such a wonderful person to talk to and great representative for T+A, a great reflection on how the company truly cares how people are using their product and values their feedback and satisfaction.

I know there are not many dealers in the US, but if you have a chance (as I did) to travel where these are on display or to trade shows, make sure to go for a demo. You’ll be blown away in a good way.