Hi

For sale here are my Accuphase E-205 amp and owner's manual for sale. The price is £550 which includes double boxed shipping (tracked, signed for and insured).

Amp is in mint original condition and works perfectly thanks in no small part to Accuphase's fabulous build quality. Quality of soldering is first class, lots of relays, beautifully laid out circuit boards, switches that feel like they are made from granite, substantial heat sinks, high grade electronic components, thick aluminium fascia, thick paint, etc, etc.

Photos of my E-205 below were taken today (apologies for the variable picture quality - my poor old 'put put' Nikon Coolpix just couldn't handle a black coloured object in, it seems, both indoor and outdoor lighting conditions):

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Oh lordy, now lets see it 'naked'

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And here it is in my system where it sounds fabulous!

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The E-205 was Accuphase's 'entry' level amplifier back in the day (1985 - 1989). In its first year of sale it cost a not inconsiderable £780 which works out at around £2000 in today's money. Here is the amp's specification as provided by Accuphase:

Power output: 80 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo), 110 watts per channel into 4Ω, 40 watts per channel into 16Ω
[I]Accuphase tend to rate their amp's power outputs conservatively. The E-205 tested in the April 1986 edition of Stereoplay gave: 110 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo) and 160 watts per channel into 4Ω. This is not surprising as the amp contains a hefty transformer.

Features: In addition to five high-level inputs, there are 2 tape loops and phono MM & MC. A muting circuit, Adaptable MC 10 /30/ 100 ohms, balance adjuster, 2 switchable speaker pairs, subsonic filter, mono/stereo circuitry, TapeCopy loops in both directions, headphone output (superb by the way). BASS & TREBLE knob with insert frequencies 200/500Hz & 7/2 KHz. The speaker terminals are substantial too!

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz

Total harmonic distortion: 0.02 %

Damping factor: 100

Input sensitivity: 0.09mV (MC ) , 2.8mV (MM ) 90mV (line )

Signal to noise ratio: 68dB (MC ) , 85dB (MM) , 103dB (line )

Output: 90mV (line )

Speaker load impedance: 4Ω to 16Ω

Semiconductors : 66 x transistors 11 x IC , FET 24 x , 71 x diodes, 4x2 D1148 B863 power transistors, 2x22000μF Elna filter caps, Marcon, toroidal power transformer

Dimensions: 445 x 145 x 370mm

Weight: 14kg

How does it sound?
A bit subjective this one, but, if you are after a brash, bright amplifier then I think the E-205 is not for you. I could go on at length here but let's just say that it is a very neutral sounding amplifier that reveals masses of detail within a wide and depp soundstage. Classical music, rock, jazz, etc, etc. are effortlessly taken in their stride. It's pretty powerful too having no trouble driving my greedy B&W Matrix 1's (which gobble up 100 watts at pretty modest sound levels). It's only fault is that it does not have VU meters!!!

Only selling to fund an upgrade (to another Accuphase amp - I would not have anything else).

Thanks for looking.