Accuphase A-80 + Aavik+ Luxman + ATC

[@frostycanada6404]

Hello Rene, I’m happy that you finally created some new English content ... I was getting jealous of all the new videos on your other channel. 😉🙂 I must say that the Accuphase looked absolutely fabulous in your setup, very beautiful. I had to watched this video twice as there’s so much tidbits of information that you are sharing. Thank you for letting us in to your home and for sharing. I look forward to seeing part 2. Regards, Brian

[@renessoundlife235]

Hello Brian, thank you for always heaping praise on my attempts to inform and entertain my subscribers - you are such a motivating viewer and I hope I will be able to enjoy many more of your diligent and friendly comments in the future. Serving two channels in parallel is difficult for a one-man-show, sorry for the long pauses in between. Well, the Accuphase looked and sounded great, but I think my final solution will be beating everything. Best regards, René

[@daveuk1324]

ATC needs to be run active for best results.

[@Gez492]

I am lucky to listen regularly to ATC 100ASL they are astonishing

[@JingoLoBa57]

Oh no I have to wait?! Bummer in the Jadis experience. Sorry for you there mate.

[@norbsi]

Your transformer hum is probably the result of DC current from your wall outlets. I would look into a power conditioner to get rid of the transformer hum. With a good power conditioner you get also a blacker brackground, a more relaxed presentation, more details, better soundstage and separation. Good contenders would be Puritan PSM 156, Niagara 3000, 5000. Cheers!

[@renessoundlife235]

When you kindly watch my video about the worst period regarding my attempts of trouble shooting (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKvdamSvic6tiZY) starting after 22:00 you will see what incredible efforts I went through, but finally I sold my Jadis JA30 last week (cf. the latest video which will appear on August 2nd). I have an Ansuz Mainz and Ansuz Power cables, everything was in vain, but now the hum is gone. The hum was an integral part of the Jadis.... Thanks for your interest in the matter!

[@gerihifi]

Hallo Rene, vielen Dank für Deinen Erfahrungsbericht!! Meine Erfahrung mit Aavik stimmt 99% mit Deiner überein, klassisches Problem mit Class-D und Filter-Over-Engineering 😅 Die Masterpiece würde ich mit sofort kaufen, leider hat Sie life Audio nicht auf seiner Webseite, für Infos hierzu: Danke!! Grüße aus Hamburg!!

[@renessoundlife235]

Hallo, das tut doch wohl, wenn ein Kollege genau das Gleiche hört und denkt! Danke für die Rückendeckung. Was die Masterpiece betrifft, so könnte sich dein Interesse schnell abkühlen wenn du den Preis hörst: 900 Euro pro Stück! Falls doch, kann ich gerne vermitteln. Sind die Ansuz Sortz nicht billiger in D.? Sieht aber so aus, als würden sie wesentlich weniger bringen (nach einem kürzlichen Test bei mir). Liebe Grüße nach Hamburg!

[@gerihifi]

@@renessoundlife235 danke Dir. Okay, €900 pro Stück dass ist a bissl zu krass ;-)

[@ridirefain6606]

Sad to see you have had so much trouble with your Jadis. It is painful when you have an aspirational product you looked forward to owning be a reliability nightmare. Had a similar experience with a pair of Monoblock tube amps, very expensive, highly regarded, and very disappointing. The issue was the voltage in my house runs too hot and would over saturate the grid voltage on the tubes. This caused them to constantly blow a sacrificial resistor. Nothing I did seemed to help, putting them on dedicated circuits, re-tubing, installing the latest updates etc... The only solution was to put in a pair of power regenerators that regulated the voltage. The things cost just as much as the amps, plus I hated how they choked out all the beauty of their sound. So, I just traded the amps and went with a solid-state product. I feel you are making a wise albeit painful decision. Sometimes you just have to divorce yourself from a nightmare product, cut your losses, and move on. Wish you the best of luck.

[@renessoundlife235]

It is almost exhilarating - such a parallelism of experiences! ILast week I traded my JA30 in for something so much better and it is also solid state (cf. my latest video which will be uploaded on August 2nd). Thank you for sharing your ordeal with me; it is kind of a consolation that I'm not the only "victim". I hope we will both be a lot more satisfied in our musical future, best wishes as well, René

[@sainaveenbali]

Link to Aavik ? Where can we get it

[@renessoundlife235]

audiogroupdenmark.com/find-dealers/

[@sainaveenbali]

@@renessoundlife235 thank you kind sir :)

[@renessoundlife235]

@@sainaveenbali welcome- good luck!

[@majtextwriter1794]

If you can overcome a jewel and show off effect of hi-fi gear just buy some of the great amp clones at very very affordable prices which have great detailed reviews and also great measurements, like DarTZeel, FM300 A, or even Accuphase. It is about 25+ years old amp designs with great topology where patent rights are no more valid. If you want you can check out YT or I can attach links for you latter . Some reviews and measuremnts are in German language, but automatic translation to English is very good. I bought by such suggestion a legendary JLH1969 clone (300 Eur with shipping + taxes) and it is just pure joy to listen to. But for your needs this amp has to little power cca 2x10 W in class A. I had in my system much heavier and especially mucch much more expensive amps, but you can put them all in a closet and just enjoy this bAby amp - if you have appropriate speakers and room. But what about your electricity? Do you have some measurements? I had problems with weak electricity in countryside house and you can not do much about, unless you put up new electric line from local electric centre, :( Kind regards, Maj

[@renessoundlife235]

Hello Maj, thank you for your detailed and informative comment which shows your love for low priced gear worth every dollar of investment, but as you already say, there are tons of videos about them, so there is no need to add superfluous reviews. The other reason why I deal with the (unfortunately) pricey devices is that they have to add a little more pepper to the meal to justify the surcharge, that's why I prefer them. You cannot deny that the parts are a view notches up the scale. Low watt amps and speakers can sound great, but I have always preferred majestic sound with authority, that's why I'm biased towards what I have and present in my videos. Thai electricity is what it is, I have done what I could do with the installations, filters and cables. So far, only the Jadis products had problems with it. Best regards from René

[@A-gks]

ATC is a dead end and almost a scam for its asking price. If you're serious about performance, for the same price, you can get much better from Magico, Borresen, Marten, Estelon, YG.

[@Gez492]

With respect, that's the dumbest thing I've read today

[@A-gks]

@@Gez492 ATC fanboy spotted

[@JonnyParker-]

Ehh? Magico ?? Do you realise the price of their loudspeakers compared to ATC??

[@renessoundlife235]

@@JonnyParker- Prices belong to the hardest (and most demoralizing) facts on earth. Sadly you're right - even more expensive.....