Too bad the US distributor of Accuphase is ripping off US customers with their insane price increases..

The Accuphase definitely had more depth and presence, that I could notice listening on my couch.

Thanks, Lenny! Was looking forward to this one

As a only paying and raising parent of 2 kids who are both now in college, I plan on buying 1 of each as a congratulatory gift to myself after they both graduate. Outlaw Audio has a receiver with a tape loop.

The original Kenwood engineers back in the 60's left Kenwood and opened up Accuphase as they wanted to build high end gear ...Accuphase is a legendary name in HiFi and only the most discerning and demanding people who listen to music purchase this level of equipment, Accuphase in Japan are extremely detailed and have some of the highest quality control in the world and highest sound precision in the world, anyone who attains this name Accuphase is considered and in the caliber of true High End Audio ....Say the word 'TONE " Lenny ! hee hee hee

Yeap the accuphase seemed to be a fuller sound, hard to tell to much if not there.

Love the Champagne look on the Accuphase!

Probably off-topic, and not as versatile, but I’d be going with the Yamaha A-S2200.

Love me some Accuphase! I'd buy it on looks alone! CLASSIC!

Great video Lenny and Tom! :)

I preferred the sound of the Accuphase. Cornwalls are my dream speaker. That Dual is my ideal turntable. Crazy Lenny needs a package giveaway!

Hi guys, nice video. Well, it's very clear that between the 2 Accuphase amps the difference is quite clear. BASS. then, the mid range in the bigger amp is fuller and the high freq is really screacky on the cheaper one. The Luxman I'd say is more balanced, accurate you can say if you look for a more surgically put soundstage. I've been thinking for a long time and finally I pulled the trigger for a system that people can't buy in shops, It's the Buchardt I150 Integrated amp and the S400 Mark II speakers. and it is magnificent. It's bad that the company don't sell through retailers but this way you buy for less than 3 grand a pair of speakers which cost more than 3 times the price. May be in the future those things will be available in shops second hand. Anyway you could check them out even if only out of curiosity and love for really excellent pieces.

I had a buddy with Accuphase and some original Bose 702. That Amp gave those Bose a workout

Man the Accuphase gear looks good, When you opened the door on the E4000 it really reminded me of my old school Sony 6060FW... Obviously no meters on the Sony and the Accuphase is way higher end but the layout is very similar.. Would you guys say the Luxman sounds more like say a Yamaha ?

Summer vacation with the family or buy an Accuphase...decisions decisions. Great video!!

Nice review

Definitely gonna be a fun one

Using good earbuds, I heard more presence with the Accuphase. The music just became more alive and engaging.

Both are great, even through YT! Clearly on the Luxman side for me!

The Accuphase has a awesome look. I like the color/tint. Thats a endgame piece of equipment.

I thought the Accufase sounds more detailed.

Sorry, Luxman is the McIntosh of Japan and the phono stage is included. Accuphase is so over priced in North America it’s criminal.

Pre Out on the Accuphase very nice! Gives you more options! I know the Luxman has Pre out, but is easily outclassed by the Accuphase! The Luxman still a fantastic beautiful amplifier!

Accuphase is Today's Best Vintage Sound and they are Bad Ass too! TharBamar has the 4000 for his go to set up, he uses the L100 Classic 75s as his reference Speaker set up which is the set up I've got on your SX1280! The Accuphase Rules I M O only one Problem , Just too much Money for me, SX1280 is my Reference Reciever and then I can spend all that extra money on the Rest of my System which KICKS A, Because Just Audio Built tht Reciever and added the updated Speaker hook ups which eliminated a known problem on all the Old Recievers! Awesome Job Again! The Cornwall would be the perfect match! Keep Rollin on Crazy Lenny!

As a proud accuphase c200x/p400/dp57 owner, i just love the sound of accuphase. Its warm, sweet but punchy, very detailed and images as no other brand that i've heard in my house. Couldn't be more happy. It runs on b&w cdm7 nt's btw

My ears say the Accuphase has more "air" in the sound. The Luxman is warmer but might be missing something in the mid band. I have the Luxman L100 which is really nice. I like the look of the Accuphase better too.

Wow! The Accuphase sounded more like a tube amp! Great bass and mids also. Way better to my ear. Great harmonics from the strings. Gotta love tubes. Listening with Elac DBR62's, Class D TPA3251 200 watt amp with Tube Preamp. Maybe you need tubes to hear the difference? I do! Thanks for this demo. Me am surprised 😄

Accuphase now is what Revox whas in the 80's. Pure perfection. I wish I could afford it. Champagne looks amazing. It would be an investment for life. For now I stick with my Revox B200 series. And that is vintage sound and architecture. And the Accuphase line up comes so close to that feeling. I wonder by the way how you guys would like without the beard.😊 For good comparison you should hook it up to the same soeakers....

You should look at the Vincent Integrated amps. They’re decently priced. Preamp has tubes and the amp section is a/b engineering from Germany. My 50 watt Vincent ($1300) will drive anything that I throw at it. Warm yet detailed sound. I retired my 400 watt hypex class D / Schiit Freya and have never looked back. The Vincent has more grunt. And volume!!!

Ok Ava and I listened to this and we both liked the Accuphase over the Luxman. It sounded like it produced a bigger sound stage. We are still split on Klipsch vs Wharfdale. We both like the gold face of the Accuphase and perfer the larger size and cleaner look of the E-4000. We are suckers for large meters with dancing needles.

How does the accuphase pair with the Klipsch forte speakers ? No one near me sells that brand. I mainly play classic rock so looking for an amp to pair with my forte 3 speakers.

I haven't heard any accuphase equipment. When it came to Japanese amps, it was always Yamaha for me ever since I owned the A-1000. With that said, I've always liked tube sound (especially on Klipsch) so this would be an interesting listen for 'modern-day vintage'. As best could be heard between the Luxman and the Accuphase, the Accuphase did seem to have a warmer, fuller sound whereas the Luxman was more neutral. Very interesting. I think the key is the amp/speaker combo. For example, some people may find that the Klipsch Cornwalls may seem to 'bright', but when paired with Accuphase the wound may appear more neutral and warmer. Again, very interesting.

Hard to compare the higher end Accuphase to the entry level one because id the difference in speakers. Maybe I just like the cornwall's sound. but it would be interesting to hear both Accuphase models with the same speakers. Great video though! You guys are the best.

Agree with the big Spendor .......still one of my favourerd speakers ( triple wiring ) Luxman , Accuphase ........both are good , today personally I like the looks of the latter ( timeless) ; old vintage Luxmans are gorgious looking ( and sounding ) What I love is a very deep soundstage a presence without being upfront....and no " LISTENING FATIGUE " !!! Your video alwas bring a smile , something like boys getting in the cookies jar behind their mothers back ! Conclusion .........today I would purchase the Accuphase for long time & troublefree investment . Still have the monster C17 MC head amplifier / class A amplifier ( double mono , double power supply ........total overkill .............

I'm a bit bias as I have the Luxman 509X on my Cornwalls. Love the sound so I'm team Luxman. I auditioned Accuphase before buying along with the Rotel Michi line.

22:35 Yamaha's knocking. "Let me in boys!"

I have the e280. I love it.

Is the digital number display is constantly blinking like that?? Thanks….

The larger Accuphase certainly provided lower bass but was that the Wharfedale speakers?

Love the content. How does the Advance Paris stack up against the Accuphase? I love everything about accuphase but the price :)'

Accuphase is my next piece of equipment. One of the only integrated amps with meters I don’t own yet.

Staring to dig your channel a lot, great Axpona content I’m listening to this demo on 3 week old Cornwall 4’s in American walnut Powered by a McIntosh c52 (love the 8 band equalizer) preamp and Rotel 1592 amp. My next upgrade is the amp obviously I’m on the fence 1). Sell the McIntosh and buy either of these luxman or accuphase range of models 2) stay team McIntosh and buy amps - MC 275 tube and MC 462…get a taste of tube and SState This hobby is turning into a money pit

Not a fan of sound comparison on my computer speakers, however Accuphase seemed to have a fuller sound. More important, what is under that cover build quality is what gets my Vote.

Accuphase sounded brighter but not too bright. Luxman sounded a little more muted. A love the vintage sound, so I think I would take the Accuphase.

Appreciate the video. However comparing sound between two amps is hard enough through KZfaq. But, my feedback is you at least need to use the same speaker and a binaural mic listened to through headphones.

Great attempt guys. Unfortunately, : 1- you tube does not really allow to get the subtile differences 2- Room/HP/Volume being different, no conclusion can be made remotely. Love your vids However ! Thanks for entertaining us.

The Accuphase somehow has a vintage and modern look. I'm thinking it's got character too. Marantz had character and not the least of which was their lettering font. Accuphase has their unique font under the meters where it says integrated amplifier. The meters and the glass has backlighting, warm for the meters and blue for the cool Accuphase logo. The total look just pulls me in to which it wouldn't hit nearly as hard with silver. Champagne color rules here. Though we aren't looking under the hood, isn't Accuphase known for immaculate circuit boards mated with a tremendously logical and synergistic whole? Pretty much what one would expect from Japanese engineers not particularly constrained by budget restrictions. Not cheap for solid state gear, but warm like tube audio and, perhaps, solid-state gear that holds value better and longer.The amp should still be treasured fifty years on as such. Definitely Accuphase over Luxman, at least here.

I liked the sound of the E-280 system better than the E-4000 system, at least to my ears through my headphones. The E-4000/Dovedale system sounded like the lows were over-accentuated for my taste. E-280/Klipsch sounded more balanced to me. On the other hand, I didn't hear any difference in sound of Luxman Vs. the E-280

The color, tiny knobs and LED display all look straight from the 80's instead of a new design paying homage to the past and heritage like Yamaha and Technics do so well so its not really a look for me but I would definitely like to hear it them.

Hey you missed my first comment, But TOM WINS, The Klipsch Classic Lines and Accuphase. Are you not JBL Distributors? Spendor 100 and 200 are AWESOME!!! Cmon Lenny!!!!

Audio Excellence in Canada talks about a massive horizontal sound stage.

I’ll take (and did) the Luxman. Cleaner, more controlled bass, excellent built in phono stage, far more micro detail, and Luxman are less stingy than accuphase on power / current delivery. The only accuphase I liked was my old E-550, because the class A was just a bit more transparent and musical than their bigger solid state amps.

The color of the Accuphase looks similar to conrad-johnson.

Like the look of both equally. Sound I think I actually like the Luxman I bit better but the Accuphase is so close. It’s not that will ever afford either.

so you want me to compare the sound using different speakers?

@3:24 Luxman L-507Z vs E-280 Accuphase @16:48 E-280 Klipsch vs E-4000 Wharfdale

Can you do comparison with Yamaha 3200

Accuphase sounds over controlled with a overdone feedback loop. The Luxman sounds more relaxed and is an amp I could live with. If in the Nighted States, I would go with something McIntosh or Decware (two years waiting list, I ordered one), if in Europe I would check out the Sugden A21SE (SS single ended class a) or the Sugden A21 AI if you want more like a tube characteristic and MM/MC phono. I own a Sugden A21SE. I run LEAK Sandwich 250 and 200 speakers - the vintage ones. LEAK Sandwich speakers are just in another league. Sugden has also a TDA1543 non-oversampling DAC -Sugden DAC-4 masterclass - with a gorgeous output stage, which works nicely with the Sugden Amps and the LEAK speakers. I respect the Klipsch Forte and Cornwall speakers and if I had the space and money I would check them out with single ended tube electronics. As for an affordable budget system, I would go with a MHDT Paradiese DAC (TDA1543), a vintage McIntosh 1700 receiver and vintage LEAK speakers. In the USA, there are vintage THE FISHER tube amps and receivers often sold cheap, with the will to pay a technician when something tube goes wrong, that is a valid alternative.

Sure you care haha but the Luxman sounds “richer” and the little Aquphase sounds more “sparkly” to us although the bigger one was the full package. if we had that kinda money it would be in the tank of the truck and on the kitchen table (at least until November🙏) so stickn with grandpas xylophone until then.

Can’t compare the 280 and 4000 using different speakers. Wasted opportunity.

The Luxman sounded warmer

Both Luxman and Accuphase are far superior to McIntosh products.

I love the Accuphase E-280 champagne color, the layout of the controls, and features. I do not love the price 😊

4:50. ON MY END LUXMAN HAD WAY MORE MIDBASS WARMTH

Champagne is great.

More bass. But you loose that bit of breezy treble on the lower end Accuphase. I'll take a Accuphase everyday. The soundstage the sweetness.

280 sounded a little warmer/fatter than e4000, e4000 sounded more composed/colder/refined, is really a matter of taste

Accuphase sounds incredible like Bob Weir and the Dead. Why can't these companies make multichannel tech.

Ciao ragazzi , per quello che si può percepire da un video ,anche se ho ascoltato attentamente con le mie cuffie shenaizer, il piccolo Accuphase mi sembra più chiaro con una gamma bassa meno invadente... Ciao bel video...

Accuphase sounded “brighter”. Champagne color I am not a fan of. I would prefer black.

I'd have to be in a different tax bracket to afford an Accuphase.

Still find it strange that nobody carry’s or test the accuphase e-800 , like there’s no interest for this amplifier at all , I begin to ask myself if the old Jays bad review of it has something to do with that . But anyway, for me one of the very best integrated amps irrespective of price ……….really !

Luxman all day long. Depth and attack

Love the look and even on You Tube ….with headphones on…..I could hear greater resolution and note decay with Accuphase. The build quality is really 1st class. Now, if someone could just get the price aligned with Mcintosh and Mark Levinson……which are great also..and include phono and dacs and a better price point.

Accuphase the winner

I would buy the Luxman. The Accuphase is way overpriced. In Japan you can buy Accuohase for 1/3 what they charge here in the states. Rip Off

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Accuphase should add optional colours

Not interesting. But the A36 and l550AX2 in Class A style are 🤔

Dealers should ban Accuphase until they can get in line with the Japanese imports prices that are HALF! Of US Retail!!!

Accuphase wins!

At some point a second goat comes along...... He at least has a bit more modest voice.....

I listened to it through my vintage altec Lansing valensia,the luxman sounds more natural, sorry....

Turned it of when Lenny said "Entry Level" on a $6700 receiver in the intro. Too rich for my blood

7K and you have to pay more for add ons, phono/ dac cards…. SMH

Bad choice of music to judge anything by. How about ZZ Top or Blood Sweat And Tears😊

That’s indeed a little sound demo ,…….and what a flawed music to compared them .

Wasted my time on this nonsense

The most annoying person I have watched in a review....

I can't stand this dude. Another Gen Z text book master..