The legendary Mecca for audio enthusiasts in Osaka, Japan’s second largest city, is IPPINKAN which translates as “THE REALLY GOOD STUFF”. Ippinkan carries some of the most exotic and expensive audio equipment made anywhere in the world as well as rare collectable items such as tube amplifiers from the 1950’s.

Mr. Kiyohara, president of Ippinkan, did a personal review of the BBE 482 and these are some of his comments: “Acoustically the sound is dramatically improved. Adding BBE a little stronger in jazz music brings cymbals flying in the air and the brass instruments cutting through the room to reach your ears. Vocals have more presence. Add more nuance by increasing a little bit of BBE process and you can even fine tune the moisture on the lips of the singer! In classical music, violins retain their high frequency integrity which is difficult to produce in digital processing. Strings generally have a vivid and striking presence while harshness is removed. When properly adjusted you can actually hear that you have just turned your speaker system into a musical instrument! I highly recommend the BBE 482 for you high-end audio system.”

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