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Love Audio Tekne!! I think most Japanese gear gets the midrange very right first..
I would respectfully suggest Robert Koda could be added to this list of exotic Japanese legends. I will hopefully have more to say on this next month...
I almost bought their amp and pre years ago. They look pretty daunting.BaLABO
Robert Koda - Excellent
Kondo - lovely
Luxman - superb value with some really good stuff
Air Tight - love the sound signature. I want to try the 3211 monoblocks.
Accuphase - not bad but would not rate it as high as the ones above although i haven't heard it in a while
Esoteric - used to hate it. Apparently the latest chips are a bit more palatable.
Shindo - Liquid
Zanden - Up there with the best
Soul Note - ?
Don't forget Techdas...or all the magnificent cartridges
I have never actually owned Luxman but have owned an Accuphase SACD player which was excellent but the recent Luxman products seem to have taken a major step forward whereas Accuphase seems to be stuck in a rut somewhat....Hail Howie ...!
Good list , only addressing accuphase vs luxman do prefer the Accuphase stuff to Luxman ...
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