Accuphase · E Series
$6,995
Accuphase · E Series
The E-280 is the entry point to Accuphase: a 90-watt-per-channel integrated amplifier with the same AAVA volume control as the flagship models, built by hand in Yokohama.
Price is for one unit.
Authorized Accuphase dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The E-280 carries Accuphase's defining technology into its most affordable amplifier. AAVA, the Accurate Analog Variable Amplifier, controls volume with sixteen weighted current-to-voltage converters switched in combination, giving 65,536 possible settings with no variable resistor in the signal path, so the sound does not thin out or lose balance at low levels. The power stage is built as an instrumentation amplifier with double parallel push-pull bipolar transistors, current-feedback topology and balanced remote sensing, fed by a large transformer and 30,000 µF of filter capacitance.
Around the core are five line inputs, two balanced inputs, a recorder loop, pre-out and main-in jacks for bi-amping, a headphone jack and two option slots for the DAC-60 digital board or AD-60 phono board. Ninety watts with a damping factor of 500 suits efficient to moderately demanding speakers in small and medium rooms. Accuphase now lists the E-280 as discontinued with a successor in preparation; the new E-3000 sits just above it. Call us for current availability.
Accuphase builds every component in a single finish, so there is nothing to choose. The champagne-gold front panel has been the house signature since 1972.
| Type | Integrated stereo amplifier, Class AB |
| Rated output (20 Hz–20 kHz, both channels) | 90 W/ch into 8 Ω; 120 W/ch into 4 Ω |
| Output stage | Double parallel push-pull bipolar transistors, instrumentation-amplifier configuration |
| Total harmonic distortion | 0.05% (4–16 Ω) |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz–20 kHz, +0/−0.5 dB (line input); 3 Hz–150 kHz, +0/−3 dB (main in, 1 W) |
| Damping factor | 500 |
| Inputs | 5 line (RCA), 2 balanced (XLR), main in, recorder play; 2 option slots (DAC-60 / AD-60 / LINE-10) |
| Outputs | Pre out 1.07 V / 50 Ω, recorder rec, headphones (8 Ω or higher), speakers |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 107 dB line, 96 dB balanced (A-weighted, input shorted) |
| Power consumption | 52 W idle; 249 W maximum |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 18.3 × 5.9 × 16.5 in (465 × 151 × 420 mm) |
| Weight | 45 lb (20.4 kg) |
| Sold as | Single unit |
Accuphase E-280 product page and specifications
Accuphase lists the E-280 as discontinued, with a successor model in preparation.
The most affordable Accuphase integrated. If your speakers are hard to drive or your room is large, step up to the E-3000 or E-4000.
Add the DAC-60 board for USB, coaxial and optical digital inputs, or the AD-60 board for a moving-magnet / moving-coil phono input. For a dedicated phono stage, see the C-57.
Plan your Accuphase system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Accuphase dealer in Portland, Oregon. We can help with system matching, delivery and setup, and arrange a listening appointment. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the E-280 Integrated by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
