Paul,
I'm not in any way implying that Arcam would be in the same league as Accuphase; I was only trying to tell the OP that we should be getting more information about the A49 (and C49, P49) soon.
I keep checking the Arcam website, and there's no information yet.
I will leave it to others to chime in on the Accuphase/Arcam comparison, since I have no experience with Accuphase, other than being familiar with its high-end reputation.
Thanks,
Jeff