Accuphase DP-100 (Undated)

Name: Accuphase DP-100
Brand: Accuphase

Super Audio CD transport designed for high-resolution playback and premium build quality

Overview

Accuphase Laboratory, a Japanese high-end audio maker, built the DP-100 Super Audio CD transport. The company was founded in Yokohama in 1972 by engineers formerly of Kenwood. The goal was uncompromised high-fidelity components, with an emphasis on accuracy and phase integrity. The name is a blend of "Accu" and "phase." The DP-100 is part of a flagship audiophile-grade digital system, paired with the DC-101 Precision Digital Processor. Together they were Accuphase's top-of-the-line transport and converter combination at the time of release. It succeeded the DP-90/DC-91 and shares lineage with the single-box DP-77, described as its "younger brother." With the appropriate option card, the DP-100 can also be used with the DP-75V one-box player.

Specifications

Product Type	Super Audio CD transport
Compatible Disc Formats	CD, CD-R, single- and dual-layer SACD, SACD/CD hybrid discs
Laser Diode Wavelength	SACD: 650nm; CD: 780nm
Digital Outputs	RJ-45 HS-Link, RCA S/PDIF
Mechanism Type	Sony-type mechanism with side-sliding top cover and black metal lens cover
Power Consumption	20W
Dimensions	18 11/16" (475mm) W × 6 5/16" (160mm) H × 15 11/16" (398mm) D
Weight	42.3 lbs (19.2kg) net
Accessories	Includes "stabilizer" disc weight

Design

The DP-100 has large, slab-like gold-toned faceplates and a discrete brown Nextel finish designed for acoustic damping. The construction is heavy, typical of Accuphase, and it is described as "built like a tank." The controls are noted for being "reassuringly precise." It comes with a high-class gold-toned metal remote control.

Context

Accuphase was the first non-Sony/Philips company to adopt SACD technology. That made the DP-100 the world’s first two-box SACD player from an outside manufacturer. Stereophile reviewed the DP-100/DC-101 system in 2001, after a more cautious 2000 assessment in The Absolute Sound.

Market

The original system price for the DP-100 and DC-101 together was $28,000. The DP-100 alone was $12,995. Current listings value the complete system at approximately $5,500. Brochures for the model have sold for €8 to €12 in European marketplaces between 2023 and 2026, and a replacement laser head is listed at CA$440.