sansui or yamaha

thanks everyone for responding as regards to my music preference I do listen to a lot of classic rock but i also like the blues it just kinda depends on my mood that day anything from Hendrix to Norha Jones,Joss Stone,black keys,Adele

I had a G8000 that was a fun match to some Pioneer 99As, but when
matched to any type of difficult load would go into protection if driven hard. The Yamaha A-S2000 is a more neutral & powerful amp. It will more
easily run more modern speaker loads, cables, ect... I ran an Empire tt 598 into the Sansui with good results & only moved on when tiring of the suspended table, & now match a VPI Traveler to the Yamaha. Both can provide hrs. of enjoyment. The Yamaha is an exceptional value.....

I'm late but I've owned an A-S2000 for about two years and it is an amazing integrated amplifier. I use it to drive my ATC SCM40's and the sound is amazingly revealing and clean with no signs of brightness. I would caution against using it with the 2m black, however; as that is simply more cartridge than you'll need if you are using the built-in phono stage. I had that cartridge and it worked well with a separate phono stage (Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II/Rega P5) but the built-in stage was not up to the job. I would say that the built-in phono stage was very nice with the 2M Blue I tried but the Black just embarrasses the built-in stage.

Another vote for the Yammy, how irrelevent this comment by Yogiboy, completely unfounded.

The Yamaha MX-1(production 92-97) is one of the best budget power amps i've heard! One just sold here a few days ago.