Left over from AXPONA: Sonus Faber, Accuphase, Clear Audio, Innuos, and extra

[Due to technical difficulties—the photos we had taken were of insufficient quality—the following report from AXPONA was delayed … until now.–Editor]

AXISS Audio saved one of many stars of its portfolio, Accuphase, for room 1129. Instead of exhibiting the Accuphase A-300 monoblocks, which I’ll certainly suggest for one in every of our subsequent Stereophile Product of the Year awards, Cliff Duffey premiered the Accuphase P-7500 energy amplifier in bi-amp configuration ($25,975 every) and Accuphase DP-770 SACD participant/DAC ($26,575).

Accuphase additionally provided the DG-68 digital voicing equalizer ($18,975 as configured), which I raved about in our August 2021 difficulty and PS-550 AC energy provide ($12,575).

On a CD of Alexandre Tharaud enjoying Chopin’s Grand Valse Brilliante, the piano’s midrange was attractive. Which was no shock, given the Accuphase electronics and Sonus Faber Amati G5 audio system ($36,000/pair). Veronica Swift sounded equally seductive (as did the piano) on “No Regrets,” from her album, Confessions. I may dedicate a complete paragraph to waxing ecstatic about Accuphase’s stunning, easy midrange.

In an indication of what the DG-68 can do in a difficult room, the sound went from flat and a mite lifeless to alive and fascinating. All correction was achieved within the digital area. Very convincingly.

Also within the system: an Innuos ZENith 3 music server with 1TB inner SSD storage ($6299), Clear Audio Ovation turntable ($9500) with Universal Tonearm 1 ($6200), and TAOC rack system.

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May 21, 2024 at 09:10PM