Integrated for TAD ME1: Luxman, Accuphase or Soulnote?


Battle of Japanese brands!

Which one should fit better for the marvellous TAD?

Sources: Turntable and Streamer/DAC.

Been thinking in Soulnote A-2, Luxman 590ax II or Accuphase E-480/4000.

Budget around 7-8K€.

Thanks!

superelmar

Showing 8 responses by superelmar

I think is the way to go:

Soulnote A-2

Phono E-2

DAC…

A full Soulnote system for my TAD’s!

 

I’m coming from Mastersound and Tubes, and acoustic plan, so yes, a little warm “fatty” sound is preferable, but founding myself lately enjoying airy and open sound.

TAD are almost revealing but non fatiguing, and an Accu can fit phono card inside, so less boxes&cables… hard decision!

 

Perhaps TAD need power, E-800 sounds good and for a Class A is quite powerful… decision, decisions!

thank guys!

 

What about Accu E-800 vs Soulnote A-2? former is warm and full body I think and second one airy, detailed and maybe better bass control?

@fastfreight thanks!

 

Do U think guys the E-800 would run them properly? cause I can put phono and dac cards inside, so less boxes and cables.

thanks for the advices! Reading bout Coda and Krell, and discovered in the way this one:  Aesthetix Audio Mimas integrated, seems to be the bargain of the decade!

thanks guys! Gonna test E-800, FLS10, I-150 and A-2, here in EU is hard to test Krell or Coda…

Intrigued by Perreaux snd SPEC.

Ended with a Voxativ Zeth absolut system which is superb, but still wanna try those TAD with any nice integrated, either SS, Tubes or Hybrid.

Those SPEC look pretty capable, also Mola, Luxman, Coda and KRELL, so hard to pick up one without trying.

But there is some intoxicating vibe about this full range system, never hearded before and voices, guitars, trumpets (which I enjoy the most) are just so real and phenomenal played, like floating in the air and musician are in front of me...  hard to explain.