Accuphase is very. Good gear , i almost bought the5000. Before I auditioned the excellent Pathos inpole integrated amplifier,their Class A inpole technology is unlike anything out there it has 4 vacuum tubes the rear tubes mainly to amplify the incoming signal and the others 2 to the resistive ladder relay volume preamp section and at 85 lbs for 45wpc 8 ohms 75 into 4 ohms huge power supplies . if your speakers are around 88 db on up plenty of power in a decent sized room ,its sounds similar to a set amp with power and grip,the new inpol 2 mk2 is a fully dual mono design fully balanced all made in Italy ,a great small boutique company making excellent equipment and a work of art to look at , I just wanted to point out there is a lot of excellent small companies that do not advertise much ,like Accuphase and Pathos.