Yamaha? Welcome back!

The 2100 looks like a great amp and glad to hear your enjoying it.  Has power meters too!

Marantz, like Yamaha also has two lines of components.  Their mass market HT stuff and quality 2 channel components still being built in Japan.  I have been happy to see that Yamaha is going down this same road.  I only hope that perception of the last couple of decades of being in the cheap black hole, has not jaded audiophiles.

Technics is coming back with more esoteric offerings also.  I wish them luck! 

"I always thought deep-pockets Yamaha could beat any audio maker at anything if the really wanted to .
Surely must have the greatest engineering talent and more cash than anyone else in this field ."  

You got that right.  Unlimited resources($$$) and world class engineers.  These A-S integrateds are good examples of what a powerhouse audio company can do if they set their mind to it.

Bill

So, how do the "newest" Yamaha integrateds compare to their 1990 flagship integrated, the DSP-A1, which was the rave of the audio press at the time for Yamaha's build, sound, etc?

AL