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Accuphase C-280 Review (Preamplifier)

Anyone tried Luxman vs Accuphase? Which one is king of the hill?
 
NHL99 said:
Anyone tried Luxman vs Accuphase? Which one is king of the hill?
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Unfortunately i tried neither (price:rolleyes:)

However i could happily live with any of those:), although the Luxman Color scheme would suit me better.
 
totti1965 said:
The Accuphase C-280’s performance is insane!
I guess, now, it would be the perfect timing for @amirm to release the measurements of Toppings flagship, the Topping A900:

www.audiosciencereview.com

Topping A900 released: insane beast

https://shenzhenaudio.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/topping-a900-headphone-amplifier-preamplifier All the specs are overkill. Crazy power, crazy low distortion, crazy dynamic range. Plenty of inputs and outputs. Topping didnt spare anything. As long the QC is good, all hail the over...
www.audiosciencereview.com www.audiosciencereview.com
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And will the Topping still be holding it's specs in 40 years? Most of my gear has. That is the thing: I buy with one of my criteria being 'what do I expect it's lifetime to be'.
If it is audio gear, cars, boats & motors, I expect them to both be serviceable throughout my lifetime and to last my lifetime.
Naturally, these requirements usually eliminates a lot of less expensive gear.
Buy once & be happy that you are not contributing to the landfill. That is worth the few extra $'s to me.
 
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EJ3 said:
And will the Topping still be holding it's specs in 40 years? Most of my gear has. That is the thing: I buy with one of my criteria being 'what do I expect it's lifetime to be'.
If it is audio gear, cars, boats & motors, I expect them to both be serviceable throughout my lifetime and to last my lifetime.
Naturally, these requirements usually eliminates a lot of less expensive gear.
Buy once & be happy that you are not contributing to the landfill. That is worth the few extra $'s to me.
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Yes, very good and essential points; I fully agree with you!
I too have been sticking to very similar "personal policy" in selection of my audio gears, especially DACs and preamplifiers/integrated-amplifiers as well as SP-drivers+SP-cabinets.

If you, any of people onboard on this exciting thread, would be interested, you can find my latest PC-DSP-based multichannel audio rig here #931 and #1,009 on my project thread.
 
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EJ3 said:
And will the Topping still be holding it's specs in 40 years? Most of my gear has. That is the thing: I buy with one of my criteria being 'what do I expect it's lifetime to be'.
If it is audio gear, cars, boats & motors, I expect them to both be serviceable throughout my lifetime and to last my lifetime.
Naturally, these requirements usually eliminates a lot of less expensive gear.
Buy once & be happy that you are not contributing to the landfill. That is worth the few extra $'s to me.
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Agreed:), if you have the money, go for it, especially this one just proofed it's value
 
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AdrianusG said:
Agreed:), if you have the money, go for it, especially this one just proofed it's value
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Well, spending the most money doesn't usually get you there, either. But buying as cheap as possible is very unlikely to get you there, too.
Buy too cheap & they are cutting corners to get there, buy too expensive & your paying for things other than audio capability, durability & longevity (many times: such as Myth, Hype & Great Marketing story [and perhaps not actual competency]).
In other words, you will likely not get what you don't pay for and you may not get what you over pay for.
 
I would base purchase decisions on measured performance, the components don’t know how much they retail for.
Keith
 
Purité Audio said:
I would base purchase decisions on measured performance, the components don’t know how much they retail for.
Keith
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Unless you are an early adopter, after a year or so, you can research & suss out whether it's built to last & how hard repairs will be.
Also, know that quality workmanship, whether done directly by man or indirectly by machine, costs more than throwaway junk.
So the price will most likely not be the lowest priced unit.
 
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Redman43 said:
Never understood this drooling over extremely expensive gear and all those adjectives people throw up at the gear....
Yes it's good.
It f***** ought to be. It's like coming to conclusion that Rolls-Royce is actually better built then a Nissan Micra.
You know what impresses me ? Building a piece of audio gear that doesn't costs like a brand new small car and doing it on the budget many can afford
Yeah, I am that crazy.
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I think there's a knock-off of this on AliExpress for circa $400. Wish someone would buy it and send to Amir for testing
 
gaussianmist said:
I think there's a knock-off of this on AliExpress for circa $400. Wish someone would buy it and send to Amir for testing
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Link? Maybe I’ll send it to Amir.
 
The choice varies daily but here is what I found today:



https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808119075366.html?spm=a2g0n.tm1000027200.4379514260.dundefined.78571f71dAQ5CA&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22ship_from%22%3A%22CN%22%2C%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000044558114063%22%7D&scm=1007.39065.404442.0&scm_id=1007.39065.404442.0&scm-url=1007.39065.404442.0&pvid=1aa70dad-89e9-4666-b694-c488c18af0ed&utparam=%257B%2522process_id%2522%253A%2522standard-item-process-2%2522%252C%2522x_object_type%2522%253A%2522product%2522%252C%2522pvid%2522%253A%25221aa70dad-89e9-4666-b694-c488c18af0ed%2522%252C%2522belongs%2522%253A%255B%257B%2522floor_id%2522%253A%252220163224193%2522%252C%2522id%2522%253A%252237001330%2522%252C%2522type%2522%253A%2522dataset%2522%257D%252C%257B%2522id_list%2522%253A%255B%25221004501535%2522%255D%252C%2522type%2522%253A%2522gbrain%2522%257D%255D%252C%2522pageSize%2522%253A%25229%2522%252C%2522language%2522%253A%2522en%2522%252C%2522scm%2522%253A%25221007.39065.404442.0%2522%252C%2522countryId%2522%253A%2522US%2522%252C%2522scene%2522%253A%2522SD-Waterfall%2522%252C%2522tpp_buckets%2522%253A%252229065%25230%2523404442%25230%2522%252C%2522x_object_id%2522%253A%25223256808119075366%2522%257D&_t=%252Cscm-url%253A1007.39065.404442.0%252Cpvid%253A1aa70dad-89e9-4666-b694-c488c18af0ed&pdp_npi=6%40ori%21USD%21US%20%24333.58%21%21%21%21%21%21%40210328d417657945430966002e3ecc%2112000044558114063%21gdf%21US%212608115363%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3Ac058aa6c%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29894&aecmd=true&browser_id=e45bb7235764404191bbbfc90dd99150&aff_trace_key=3f3c5e62555046a8b687cc2f07d92d6d-1765794462201-08030-_c3Z3mnCN&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=49dgiyog83ucaux319b218e7b9c123dc173153e2d6&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
 
 
NTTY said:
Ok, these are not only preamplifiers.
The one preamp does not have a phono stage ;)

Counterfeit products can’t be imported to CH without a high risk of very high fine, and of course immediate destruction of the product.
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I just want to make it clear that I'm not endorsing Aliexpress and these knock-offs, but am only responding to the request for links from a member regarding them. I also stated that these items vary from day-to-day on Aliexpress so, by chance, only one was of a preamp. Also, only one of the three components had the Accuphase logo on its escutcheon and is, therefore, culpable for the counterfeit charge.

I'd still like someone to buy one of these for Amir to test, (But it won't be me.)
 
I everyone, please excuse my bad English. I'm the friend of Florent alias NTTY. I just want to say publicly many thank's to Florent for the job he done.
I know that is a lot of work. Of course I said to Florent you've got free hands to push the measurements, because if not it won't be funny.
About this fabulous C-280 I can say that it work and match perfectly with is cousin the P-500. The conclusion is that this piece of art for me is probably
the end of the game. It's a little bit sad, but I follow testing some gears which have interest for me. In terms of ratio price/quality/performances/pleasure it's for sure
the best investment I've done.
 
WilliamfromParis said:
I everyone, please excuse my bad English. I'm the friend of Florent alias NTTY. I just want to say publicly many thank's to Florent for the job he done.
I know that is a lot of work. Of course I said to Florent you've got free hands to push the measurements, because if not it won't be funny.
About this fabulous C-280 I can say that it work and match perfectly with is cousin the P-500. The conclusion is that this piece of art for me is probably
the end of the game. It's a little bit sad, but I follow testing some gears which have interest for me. In terms of ratio price/quality/performances/pleasure it's for sure
the best investment I've done.
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What a beauty. Thanks for sharing.
 
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