A-20v

A-50

A-50v

A-100

C-7

C-17

C-200l

C-200v

C-200x

C-202

C-220

C-230

E-202/T-101

E-203

E-204

M-60

M-100

M-1000

P-20

Accuphase Laboratory, Inc.
Historical Section
Accuphase Japan

In order to maintain the quality and consistency of their circuit board production and reduce research and development time cycles, Accuphase needed to complete all phases of their board-level design in-house while maintaining the highest possible quality.

The demands of a specialized industry such as high-end audio equipment are not unlike those of the limited-production luxury car market, where the product development strategy is directed towards innovative, high-quality design that is not compromised by a dominant need to produce a low-cost product. Production volumes are low, research and development is a primary focus, and design quality is not compromised. For Accuphase, these constraints place high demands on both their design engineers and the electronic product development software they use.

While Accuphase does not release a regular stream of new products as typified by mainstream consumer electronics companies, it does however respond to customer needs by bringing new and innovative products to market as quickly as possible. In line with the company’s commitment to create advanced, sonically-satisfying audio products, Accuphase engages in an extremely iterative design approach based on sequential circuit refinement in response to both subjective and objective performance testing. As a result, many prototypes are built, tested and auditioned through the development process, which in turn creates short, critical PCB design cycles for the Accuphase engineers.

In line with the Accuphase philosophy of creating the best possible audio technology without concession, the company has not compromised its cce of electronic product development software.

Accuphase has been designing and building high-quality audio products since 1972 when a skilled group audio experts and engineers came together to conceive the successful Accuphase line of audio equipment. The name Accuphase is a combination of the word ‘accurate’ and the parameter the company considers the most important factor in audio technology – ‘phase’.

Supporting the company’s commitment to a continuous pursuit of quality, Accuphase products are hand-built to an exacting standard using carefully selected components. By avoiding the compromises of mass production, engaging in extensive development programs and resisting the whims of market fashion, Accuphase is able to deliver true high-fidelity sound reproduction products through a limited number of specialized stores."