The Yamaha MX10000. Rock solid, solid state powerhouse amp employing some of the highest quality components available at the time (late 70's-very early 80s). Built like a tank. No coloration of the sound. NONE. Simply pure power. I owned MX10000 /CX10000 combination some years back and am SO sorry I let these go. I was driving 3 pair of McIntosh XR-7 Isoplanar Radiator loudspeakers (8ohm), each pair paired with a McIntosh MQ107 Environmental Equalizer. The Mac's really drink up the power in order to really drive the base but boy, the Yamaha had no trouble at all. With the 3 pairs of speakers running simultaneously I was readily able to push the OHM switch on the Yamaha to move from 8ohm to 4ohm for even more distoration free, driving power. I did not venture too often in the the 2ohm range that the Yamaha offered via the switch. I did and do listen to ALL categories of music and found no shortcomings from the Yamaha with any of them. This includes running the amp at very low volumes where I found NO loss of detail and the base still managing to punch me in the breastbone. And hey, this was before the use of the higher quality speaker and interconnect cables hit the scene.
I still have two pair of the XR-7s being driven by a Yamaha MX1000U /CX1000U combination and it sounds terrific (the air moves my trousers when I really crank it up on a more base-laden soundtrack).
For some reason the solid state Yamaha's of yesteryear are overlooked by serious audiophiles. I figure, great, helps keep the price down.
If anyone knows of an MX10000 for sale I kindly invite you to contact me.
I still have two pair of the XR-7s being driven by a Yamaha MX1000U /CX1000U combination and it sounds terrific (the air moves my trousers when I really crank it up on a more base-laden soundtrack).
For some reason the solid state Yamaha's of yesteryear are overlooked by serious audiophiles. I figure, great, helps keep the price down.
If anyone knows of an MX10000 for sale I kindly invite you to contact me.
