Why hasnt yamamoto A-o11 gotten more love?

I don't think they are widely distributed in the USA ... being handmade components, I would guess the # of them even worldwide is fairly low

I'm expecting a A-08S in a few weeks (also have a Wavelength Gemini 45. Will compare the two and sell the "loser".) I think Yamamoto's have received plenty of love. Almost all reviews I have seen have been extremely positive (over and above the usual gushing every product receives.) The amps have a 7 to 12 week wait time and plenty of people are happy to put down the 20% deposit to wait for them. In addition, almost any Yamamoto amp that goes up for sale on Audiogon gets snapped up pretty quickly at a premium to what most SET amps sell for. I think the word is out about the amps.

Charles,

I would be very interested in hearing your impressions of the Yam Dac. Also, does Yamamoto offer any delivery timeline when placing an order? Has anyone posted a review of the A-08s yet?

I hate to break-up the Yamamoto love-fest, but since you asked, this might be one of the reasons why they don't get more love:

http://www.stereophile.com/tubepoweramps/306yamamoto/index3.html

I'm not real big on measurements, but even these raised my eyebrows. Especially, the channel mismatch (nearly 3db of gain disparity between channels). The power/distortion output measurments probably turned-off many people as well. Yes, I know that most tube amps never do too well in Stereophile's measurements, but these were terrible. Not only does this call into question the whole measurements vs. how it sounds debate, but also makes you (it did me)wonder about Yamamoto's engineering and quality control.