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Accuphase AC-6 phono cartridge
On Tokyo International Audio Show 2017 Accuphase announced their new MC phono cartridge AC-6.
Its predecessor AC-5 had been marked as discontinued for some time. Rumours go, that AC-5 had been developed by Mr. Nakatsuka from ZYX. The price was 241'000 Yen. The new AC-6 seems to have more in common with designs by Mr. Miura and Mr. Matsudaira from Air Tight, especially their PC-1. Scheduled for December 2017, the price will be 370'000 Yen. Interestingly enough, for the very first time Accuphase also gives a price for needle replacement (270'000 Yen). (Needle replacement on MC cartridges requires a complete rebuild, except for the outer housing.) Looking forward to reading / hearing more about AC-6. Martin P.S. New release leaflets in Japanese of AC-6, E-650, DAC-50 and AC-50 can be found here: http://www.accuphase.co.jp/~events/pdf/2017tias/ Last edited by meltemi; 10-05-2017 at 08:21 AM. |
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Accuphase AC-6 brochures in English and German now downloadable from Accuphase homepage:
http://www.accuphase.com/model/ac-6.html Price in Japan is 399'600 Yen. Any comments? Martin Last edited by meltemi; 01-02-2018 at 05:25 AM. |
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to much
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I think that 399'600 Yen ( $3540.46USD ) is more than reasonable and even though there will be a mark-up (perhaps 50%) that would make it competitive with other higher-end cartridges from the likes of Lyra,Ortofon,Shelter,Air Tight,Clearaudio and others.
Last edited by Canonicus; 01-08-2018 at 05:01 PM. Reason: added info/pic |
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I still have my AC-2 and AC-3's. I never heard the AC-5.
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