Yamaha A-S501 Integrated Amplifier - Black

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I’m looking for an amp to be used mainly in streaming (wifi or if not AirPlay). I’m keen for a really good sound rather than power. I enclosed my searches into: We reserve the right to refuse installation should our engineers think that the existing electrical or plumbing points are unsafe and in need of maintenance or if they are unable to install to existing furniture. But here is my point Ashley, after countless hours of serious AB listening to Revox, Mac, Tandberg, B&O etc. I ended up with an amp costing a fraction of the Revox, which 30 years ago was 1,000.00. After years of enjoyment the Revox was needing more and more service and the only repairman was in Nashville, so my friend John said I had to hear an amp by Integra – the DTM 5.3 for 400.00. Long story short we spent a couple of hours of serious listening and here’s the rub, except for a bit more low end out of the Integra, it matched the Revox in every way! A-S501 with Apple TV to use Air Play (which I already use with the ridiculous tv’s speakers). Future combination with CD-N301 (despite no wifi and hoping they will produce one with). Serious candidate after this review but, how would it work with the Apple TV? Marantz PM6005 with NA6005. Same principle and questions as #1 but with wifi in future combination.

And, providing you’ve allowed the amp a few days to run in, you’ll be treated to a sound that’s every bit as powerful and authoritative as the original A-S500. However, there’s more of that sound – the A-S501 offering more punch, more power and an obvious headroom increase no doubt thanks to that upgraded power supply. In the vast majority of cases we will not be able to install the cabinet doors to built-in laundry products as the fittings very rarely match up. We will try our best however if we are unable to do this we will still install connect to plumbing and put the appliance in situ. Superfi have a wider range of Tannoys which you can find Here. The larger Mercury 7.4s would pair very well with an A-S501, and even better with a Marantz PM-6006 if you like a warmer, more musical sound. The Revolution XT Minis are right in budget too and are great if you don’t need room-shaking bass. IV1, IV2, IV3, IV4, IV5, IV6, IV7, IV8, IV9, IV10, IV11, IV12, IV13, IV14, IV15, IV16, IV17, IV18, IV19, IV20, IV21, IV22, IV23, IV24, IV25, IV26, IV27, IV28, IV29, IV30, IV31, IV32, IV33, IV34, IV35, IV36, IV37, IV38, IV39, IV40, IV41, IV42, IV43, IV44, IV45, IV46, IV47, IV48, IV49, IV50, IV51, IV52, IV53, IV54, IV55, IV56, IV57, IV58, IV59, IV60, IV61, IV62, IV63, IV64, IV65, IV66, IV67, IV68, IV69, IV70, IV71, IV72, IV73, IV74, IV75, IV76, IV77, IV78, IV79, IV80, IV81, IV82, IV83, IV84, IV85, IV86, IV87, IV88, IV89, IV90, IV91, IV92, IV93, IV94, IV95, IV96, IV97, IV98, IV99So my ending observation to this story is this. You sir are helping people find incredible sounding stereo gear for a fraction of what it would have cost 30 or 40 years ago. And that is a great service to your readers. The Yamaha A-S501 Amplifier is the new and improved version of Yamaha's highly successful award winning amplifier, the AS500. It features a larger power supply, 85W per channel, optical and coaxial digital inputs and can also add the optional Yamaha YBA-11 Bluetooth receiver to add Bluetooth connectivity, gold plated speaker terminals and an auto standby function. The A-variable S501’s loudness control restores the low-end strength while enabling you to use a greater portion of the volume range. The A-S501 has also an adjustable volume control, which is unique for a speaker. When the loudness of a sound is changed, the sensitivity of people’s hearing to frequency extremes fluctuates. Interesting Ashley I never gave that a thought about my Yamaha amp, I guess if it had a DAC I would have the Cambridge Transport now. However, fingers crossed, my very old Arcam Alpha 9 CD Player is behaving itself at present so unless it finally dies I will sit tight for now I think as I like the sound I am getting from it. Originally several years ago it would start slipping towards the end of a CD it originally started doing it and I had it fixed under warranty. When it was about five years old it started doing it again so it sat in the cupboard for many years. I know it could start at any moment but you never know I guess. It has another fault in that it reads the disc when I load it but within seconds loses the detail. I can get around that by pressing play before closing the cd drawer and it is fine!

It’s got an adjustable loudness control too, which is unusual. People’s hearing shifts in its sensitivity of frequency extremes as volume levels change (and the tonal balance of a typical speaker changes with volume too).It sends signals from the input to the output in a horizontal line from the input to output. The bottom frame of the ART Base lets you mitigate vibrations and improve the quality of sound reproduction by lowering the frequency response. Exceptionally high-quality components were employed in the construction of the gadget.