I've read these comments before on the 801, then people moving up the stack to 2200, or even the venerable AS3200 for the newer designs. A friend is trying the new R-N2000A with tone controls and room correction, and he's a diehard tube amp guy. He has it now, burning it in, and i'm wondering if he will keep or return it. We both confirmed it does take about 100hrs on the new Yamaha upper end units to settle in and smooth out more for a little more warmth. Many comment it takes several weeks for this change to occur on the 2200, 3200 etc. Not sure about the 801 though, worth checking maybe, report back after more time. Best of Luck.
A little puzzled by my newly acquired Yamaha A-S801
Picked up a Yamaha A S801 integrated, sounds clear and ’light’ if that makes sense. Nothing else in system has changed, same speakers, Epos Elan 10 and refurbished JR149s.
What’s bothering me is two-fold: 1. LOW frequencies seem a little pale (yes I know both speakers have limited extension, but did not hear this same effect on older 60 watt Rotel that is now defunct and irreparable) and,2. interestingly, 9 o’clock on volume control knob gives roughly the same volume level to my ears as the previously mentioned 60 watt only Rotel RA 1060.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Source is CD Onkyo C7030, virtually same whether or not I’m using ’CD DIRECT’ or PURE SOUND’ setting. Thoughts?
(Should mention I tried a Rotel A11 MK2 earlier, did not like at all and bore no resemblance in my system to the Rotel of old)
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Not a surprise regarding Yamaha sound. Their products, like some other more mass-market Japanese products, tend to reflect general Japanese-specific listening preferences, lesser bass with somewhat tipped up top end compared to others. That makes them somewhat unique and like most things will appeal to some more than others for their particular application. |
I tried the A-S801 from Crutchfield a while back and it sounded lifeless, no musicality. Detailed? - yes, involving - no. I mentioned it on this forum and to @ghdprentice and there was a lot of pushback from Yamaha fans, so it could have been synergy/speakers as well? I had better luck with Denon in that price range. But the best I heard was a Quad Vena. |
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