Accuphase has an especially rich full mellifluous tone that the Hegel does not. Hegel leans in that direction but isn't close. If you like a more analytical sound that is not a bad thing.
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Although I haven't heard it I'm sure the Accuphase would be great and unless your room is huge and open 100 quality watts should be fine. Two other amps to consider would the Marantz PM11S3 and the Yamaha A-S2100. They, along with the Accuphase have a reputation of being a bit warmer and smoother with a big full sound. Musical Fidelity also has a fuller warmer signature. Good luck. Cheers, Scott |
I don't know what other brands you have access to. There are several other solid-state integrated's that are a little more "forgiving" than the Hegel, Luxman, Ayre, even Simaudio (in my experience). PMC's Fact series is also less forgiving than their Twenty and now Twenty5 lines. Otherwise, as already mentioned, start looking at tubes. |
The E-350 is a very well built integrated, you gain a lot of feature like pre-out/main-in, bypassable tone control and headphone output, it also has slots for D/A and phono card. If you can find one with good price and condition, I will say go for it, try it in your system, if you don't like it, you should have no problem to resell it. BTW, my experience with Accuphase is their pure class A amp is more sweet sounding. If you want something more sweet and warm, tube amp is the answer. |
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i dont speak english very well I'm trying to understand what you mean do you think the sound I have now It is more correct with less coloration and less distortion? |
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