Accuphase Vs Parasound


Hi guys! I’m considering purchasing a used E-560 for USD 4000 to drive my Elac Adante AS-61 (85dB) . Im quite new to this hobby, so I’m hoping to be able to get some advice from more experienced listeners here on this. Do share your thoughts. Thank you 🙏

Just some background, before I saw the E-560 on the used market, I was planning to go for Parasound Hint 6 or Parasound P6 pre and perhaps A21 / A21+ (that’s apparently coming out in a couple of months). Right now I’m just using a Yamaha Aventage rx-a1060 AVR so it’s not ideal for music listening.

adn_abdat

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Thanks so much for all your feedback. Yes from what I've been reading, Accuphase is a superb amp. And the one I'm considering E-560 is a pure class A amp rated at 30W. I've been toying around with an SPL meter app to check the loudness of my listening levels. Want to know if 30W amp is going to be sufficient. To my surprise, the loudest I normally listen to is about 80dB. Unless this app is not accurate. 

I borrowed a yamaha a-s2100 from the dealer for about a week. At that time my Adantes were still new so I wasn't really able to get a proper assessment as I was still unfamiliar with the sound. 
I'm pretty convinced that accuphase is in a different league when compared to parasound. And so I emailed ELAC asking this question as I was concerned that the pure class A amp rated at 30W of the E-560 wasn't going to be sufficient. Here's the reply from Andrew Jones:
"The accuphase is way underpowered. Go with the Parasound." 
Thanks everyone for your responses. 

@erik_squires isn't the DAC on the P6 the same as the one on the parasound integrated? 
This is the response I got from parasound on the preamp

"the P6 and the HINT 6 preamp sections are the same. As you recall, this was not the case with the P5 and the Halo INTegrated." 
Hey guys! Thanks for all the feedback. 

I'm now deciding between:

A) Parasound Hint 6 or Parasound P6 pre and perhaps A21 / A21+

B) Naim DAC + Naim NAC 282 + NAP 250.2 (used)

Do share your thoughts on the differences between these 2 set ups. Much appreciated. 

Thanks!