Accuphase · E Series
$21,975
Accuphase · E Series
The E-800S is Accuphase's flagship integrated amplifier: 50 watts of pure Class A that doubles to 100, 200 and 300 watts into 4, 2 and 1 ohm, with balanced AAVA, ANCC and a six-fold parallel MOS-FET output stage.
Price is for one unit.
Authorized Accuphase dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The E-800S is the successor to the E-800 that Accuphase built for its fiftieth anniversary, and it is the company's statement of what an integrated amplifier can be. Six-fold parallel push-pull power MOS-FETs per channel run in pure Class A and are arranged as an instrumentation amplifier; a toroidal transformer and two 63,000 µF capacitors let the output double with every halving of impedance, to 300 watts into 1 ohm on music signals. The damping factor is 1,000, with balanced remote sensing holding it at the speaker terminals.
The preamplifier section is the balanced AAVA volume control with ANCC noise cancelling, built around a volume sensor machined from a single block of aluminum. Five line inputs, three balanced inputs, a recorder loop, balanced and line pre-outs and main-ins, a discrete headphone amplifier and two option slots for the DAC-60 digital or AD-60 phono boards mean it can anchor a complete system. The Absolute Sound named it an Editors' Choice. It is for the listener who wants one chassis to be the last amplifier they buy.
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, pure Class A |
| Rated output (20 Hz–20 kHz, both channels) | 50 W/ch into 8 Ω; 100 W/ch into 4 Ω; 200 W/ch into 2 Ω; 300 W/ch into 1 Ω |
| Output stage | Six-fold parallel push-pull power MOS-FETs, Class A, instrumentation-amplifier configuration |
| Total harmonic distortion | 0.03% (4–16 Ω); 0.05% (2 Ω) |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz–20 kHz, +0/−0.5 dB (input); 3 Hz–150 kHz, +0/−3 dB (main in, 1 W) |
| Damping factor | 1,000 |
| Inputs | 5 line (RCA), 3 balanced (XLR), main in (balanced and line), recorder play; 2 option slots (DAC-60 / AD-60 / LINE-10) |
| Outputs | Pre out (balanced and line) 796 mV / 50 Ω, recorder rec, headphones (8 Ω or higher, discrete amplifier), speakers |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 105 dB (input); 120 dB (main in); A-weighted, input shorted |
| Power supply | Toroidal transformer; 2 × 63,000 µF / 63 V filter capacitors |
| Power consumption | 190 W idle; 260 W (IEC 62368-1) |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 18.3 × 9.4 × 19.8 in (465 × 239 × 502 mm) |
| Weight | 79 lb (35.7 kg) |
| Sold as | Single unit |
The flagship of the integrated range. The E-700 is the smaller pure Class A design; the E-6000 is the Class AB alternative with five times the 8-ohm power.
Beyond the E-800S, Accuphase moves to separates: the C-3900S preamplifier with the A-80 or a pair of A-300 monaural amplifiers.
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-800S 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.
