Hello, I am Tsutsumi working at Nihonbashi Store. It has been still hot, which is a weather uncomfortable for audio enthusiasts. Though I have been most attracted by power amps with vacuum tubes, it seems to me all right with the solid state until it becomes a little cooler. I will introduce to you this week the Accuphase amplifiers that have consistently been using the solid state. |
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First, the combination of the C-200X and P-300X comes. The face panel of the Accuphase is superb anyway. The P-200X is equipped with a variety of input/output, and a set of input/output are mounted on the front sub-panel, including the phono. The FET was first employed in this X series as well as the MC head-amplifier was first built in. |
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This built-in head-amplifier is fairly good with the four impedance selections of 100Ω, 47kΩ, 82kΩ or 150kΩ, which let me re-acknowledge that the charm point of the control amplifiers in those days is the sufficiency of the phono. |
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The P-300X has the rated power of 150w+150w (8Ω), and the bridge connection of monaural 400w can be done with the selection switch on the back panel. The small-sized meter displays are stylish. From the first-generation C-200 and P-300 through the third-generation models, the circuit has been fairly refined, and the tone quality is very good with resolution of the low range and clear sound field. As a result, they have been sought-after models since long time ago. |
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Another model is the E-303, a pre-main amp at the time the Kensonic, which was first released in 1978. The face of this model is also good-looking. There are few other amps with which you can enjoy the pre-main analog meter. The slide volume for the left/right balance, which is inconspicuously mounted below the master volume, is chic too. |
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Since this model also employs the first-generation MOS-FET, the tones may be excellent for the fans. The rated power is 130w+130w (8Ω), and I think it is enough power for pre-main. Of course, it has a built-in MC head-amp. This has also the very refined phono and I recommend it to the analog fans. |
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Indeed, there are many masterpieces among those domestic amps at that time. Sometimes I think it was good to manufacture the amps in those days by trial and error in order to make those speakers that would not sound easily, such as the 4344 or ARDEN, sound clearly. How about trying these refined mid-class models in addition to the analog beginners' models or another set of sub-systems? I think it interesting. |
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