Accuphase C-3850

[Dave_72]

Originally Posted by TommyC

My C-3850 and A-200 should be delivered around the same time around June/July.

Awesome!

[Dave_72]

Originally Posted by antipop

It will be interesting to see how they can improve on what is an already amazing preamp

Absolutely. This might catapult it into the top 5 preamps? haha.

[nvp]

TommyC, thanks for sharing the news about the C-3850! Do you have any info about its price? A quick look on a few Japanese sites suggest that C-3850 will be 20-25% more expensive than C-3800. It this actually true?

[bvdiman]

My brother just added a C-3800 to his system last week.
Dealer offered him great price upon introduction of new C-3850.
So might be a great time for some to grab a great albeit superseded pre with special discount!?

He is very pleased with the sound and ordered a C-37 phono to fill in that empty slot..
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*excuse the blurry shot

[TommyC]

Originally Posted by nvp

TommyC, thanks for sharing the news about the C-3850! Do you have any info about its price? A quick look on a few Japanese sites suggest that C-3850 will be 20-25% more expensive than C-3800. It this actually true?

No idea about the price yet.

[TommyC]

Originally Posted by bvdiman

My brother just added a C-3800 to his system last week. Dealer offered him great prize upon introduction of new C-3850. So might be a great time for some to grab a great albeit superseded pre with special discount!? He is very pleased with the sound and ordered a C-37 phono to fill in that empty slot.. *excuse the blurry shot

Unless the dealer has the 3800 in stock, you won't be able to buy them. All Accuphase products are made to order. I tried to get the 3800 back in February, but Accuphase stopped making them.

[bvdiman]

Originally Posted by TommyC

Unless the dealer has the 3800 in stock, you won't be able to buy them. All Accuphase products are made to order. I tried to get the 3800 back in February, but Accuphase stopped making them.

Yes, it was N.O.S.

[nvp]

Bvdiman, please congratulate your brother for me. His Accuphase combo looks wonderful! Aren't you jealous on the looks of his combo? I know you have the top FM Acoustics pre, but he has the complete 40 anniversary Accuphase rig.

Also, I am wondering what is your brother doing about the heat put out by the two A-200 amps and the C-3800 pre. My C-3800 get almost as hot as my A-65. I remember this topic has been briefly discussed in the past, but I am unaware if he has done anything about this.

[nvp]

TommyC, please report back when you know something about the price.

Regarding my comment above (for bvdiman) about the heat, be aware that the A-200 and the C-3800 put out a tremendous amount of heat. This can be a nuisance during the summer. For example, this month we had a few nice “hot" days here in NL and I had to disconnect the C-3800 and feed the DP-7200 directly into the A-65 power amp. Luckily for me there aren’t that many hot days here during the summer.

I would consider the new M-6200 over the A-200 if heat might be a problem.

[TommyC]

Originally Posted by nvp

TommyC, please report back when you know something about the price.

Regarding my comment above (for bvdiman) about the heat, be aware that the A-200 and the C-3800 put out a tremendous amount of heat. This can be a nuisance during the summer. For example, this month we had a few nice “hot" days here in NL and I had to disconnect the C-3800 and feed the DP-7200 directly into the A-65 power amp. Luckily for me there aren’t that many hot days here during the summer.

I would consider the new M-6200 over the A-200 if heat might be a problem.

Will do on the price.

I asked the distributor regarding having the A200 and C3800 in a 12' by 13' room. He said it shouldn't be a problem. Btw, I'm in Vancouver, Canada. I guess I'll find out in a few months.