Vintage Accuphase P-102 Class A Power Amplifier Commissioning

[@Luckiestmanalive-bb1mi]

Congratulations! What a great pairing and what a wait you've had. Wishing you hours of listening pleasure!

[@nudebaboon4874]

Beautiful laid out amp!

[@audionautica6843]

It sure is!

[@sand0077]

Great build quality and sounds good even through my computer speakers. Interior components and layout looks very similar to my Luxman L-100 integrated and M2000 amps.

[@borlibaer]

Very nice ! Congratulations 🎉

[@silvijemusic9410]

Beautiful piece of technnology...

[@audionautica6843]

Sure is!

[@harrisedgar]

Twin transformes... Mmmmm.... Thants very nice, great gear..!!! You din't mention how much it cost. Please don't forget to meka a video of the changing off voltage from 100v to 120v. (that would be amazing) Thank you.

[@petercornell2002]

Very nice, enjoy it!

[@Zzz-lz9kb]

Beautiful. How would you compare the sound to your AU-X11? And have you heard any of the Sansui X-Balanced separates or X-Balanced/Alpha integrated amplifier’s? Cheers to great vintage hi-fi!!!!

[@audionautica6843]

No, I haven't heard any of the other Sansuis, but many people claim that the AU-X11 was the peak of Sansui Integrateds. I am surprised that the Accuphase is much more revealing than the Sansui. Guitar strings being plucked are just incredible. I knew the Accuphase would be amazing but I wasn't expecting such a big difference. The Sansui sounds much more "masked" in comparison. I am planning on making a shootout video, so I hope you're subscribed!

[@Zzz-lz9kb]

@@audionautica6843 Very interesting. The AU-X11 was near the peak for integrated's at the time it was released. Soon after, Sansui released their X-Balanced gear and surpassed the AU-X11 with models like the 1983 AU-D11 mkii. By 1987 (same year as the P-102) Sansui was using this new balanced and ungrounded topology across the Alpha line of integrated amps - TOTL AU-a907i in 1987. A fair comparison to the Accuphase C-202 + P-102 would be the period separates from Sansui C-2301 + B-2101/2201/2301. These separates from Sansui are in a whole other league from the AU-X11. The history between Sansui and Accuphase has got be an interesting one! Unfortunately Sansui the business did not survive, but fortunately the legend and the spirit did!

[@syhi7971]

Not possible to wire the transformer for 230V as far as i could see or am i wrong? Just windings for 100 and 120...

[@audionautica6843]

I can't comment for every single unit, but this one is certainly running on 240V. 2x 120 V windings in series = 240V. I changed over the windings.

[@christopherwest5840]

Very nice amplifier. What source were you using?

[@audionautica6843]

This: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pavaqZaBlL9ghas

[@MasterofPlay7]

lol you should try some chifi clones like the fm300a, they are awesome

[@audionautica6843]

Whatever works - my SYMEF amplifier build was inspired as a cost effective way to have something inspired by Accuphase - I won't call it a clone because it isn't.

[@MasterofPlay7]

@@audionautica6843 lol i guess most germans have the guts to buy these clones for review, i don't see a whole lot of english reviewers out there doing clones. I got the 1969 class A clone and fm300a and was blown away

[@paulpaulzadeh6172]

Which site or home page did you buy it. You didn't say it😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@audionautica6843]

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