I've bought it - It is a bit expensive - It takes me few days to decide to buy it but after 2 month of listenning, i definetly don't regret my money. Yamaha has done a very good work. You don't regret your 'investment'.
@@RabidNemo I just received my new AS-1100 on the weekend. Absolutely beautiful piece of kit. The quality of components inside this thing it was what makes it rather expensive but it's well worth it. I got the silver one. These are very heavy indicating the quality of build!
I bought it too. It's real money, but eff: it's worth it. This is an impossible amp not to like if you have ears at all. Even comparably budget sources and speakers are lifted to a next level they didn't know themselves were capable of.
@Ustaleone they are going well. I love the boldness of the sound, i have many vintage units in the new line i have amp 801,3000, sacd player S3000 ,Bd player A1060, Turntables N503 used to have GT-5000, and 5000 pre and power amp series
I got mine yesterday. Right out of the box,, it sounds (and looks!) much better than all the integrated amplifiers that I owned/demoed at home (Rega Elicit-R, Naim Supernait 2, Nuprime DAC-ST-10, Simaudio 340i and Hegel H160). On par with the PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium and smoother/more musical than the Devialet 120, for half the price. Still burning in. Very impressed by Yamaha. IMO, of course.
I replaced a Hegel H160 with the 2100 model and yes it is better in every way. You get more for your money both in terms of audio performance and build quality. The headphone amp included is also better than the one Hegel has.
Answer me 1 Question plz...I've got a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 200s. I'm after buying this Amplifier, but there's no way I can Demo it. Will I be worried about the partnership with my Silver 200s?? Thank you. 👍
Beautiful work, this is really love for the beautiful equipment that you made at Yamaha and do the best to bring people the most natural and beautiful sound.
Made in Malaysia. I just received mine and it's very beautiful. The box it came in took quite a beating. The interior styrofoam was obliterated. I was amazed the amp wasn't damaged. Yamaha needs to spend more money on it's packaging. For a $2500 amp it needs better protection. The sound is quite unique. I would say mellow, but I'm still breaking mine in.
@peace2014. You guys make me laugh with your so-called, 'Breaking-In'. It's not like a new pair of shoes that need to be broke in to mould and stretch around the shape of your feet or a new car that has tons of moving parts that need to be worn in gently with all the fluid of oil and fuel going through it. Amps do not need to be 'Broken In'. Such nonsense you younger generation come out with!
@@Stringbean421 you don't know what you're talking about. Everything has a break in time when it comes to stereo and radio equipment. Especially when something's been sitting for awhile the more you use it the better it'll sound. I don't know what you consider the younger generation but clearly you're very inexperienced with audio equipment
@@RabidNemo Rubbish, don't spurt your crap,..Electronics do not need a break in time. Where the fuck do you people get these ideas from!!! Anyway, let's beg to differ like mature adults eh. I'm coming to the conclusion you don't even have or can afford any of these high-end amps but are one of these people online that think they know it all. I'm sorry I asked your opinions on the AS1100 now because it's quite clear your're the one with the inexperience!
To clarify .. you're not ridiculous .. I find it ridiculous that a component would require that amount of time to stabilize and sound as it should. I've read account after account of this line of amplifiers sounding harsh, and that it *may* very slightly warm up after break in. I'll reserve judgement until I'm able to audition in person .. but I can't say I'm very motivated, given all the criticism in the review world.
@@MarcChevalier it heats up because it does not use a transistor and a MOSFET circuit, there is no MOSFET circuit so it does not generate a little heat but also heat in the sound they are amplifiers with a MOSFET circuit that also have a cooling fan and start at a certain temperature
i read it somewhere hmmm... actually in the manual of the dsp a2 i think but i can be wrong anyway the manual stated clearly repeat do not store it vertically - on the side - only horizontally - on the feet
Be very mindful because the analog era vanished and also you need tons of researched materials. Producers often sell what is cheap to produce and easy to sell. Go to 4:03 press stop and see treble-why raise the treble especially when is Yamaha ? Another observation go to store borrow a headphone of 500 dollar and lesson a well known musical piece, and when you switch to speakers you may have BIG SURPRISES ! And after all formulate your conclusion !!!
Did you manage to listen this amp, or you speak generally? from my experience all these months that i own it, it sounds fantastic, and the build quality is superb !
Generally. I post acording to my experince. I listened DENON PMA 1520 AE, DENON PMA 2020 AE, and YAMAHA AS1000 and speakers was for first KLIPSCH RF 52 and for the rest was MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 8. They cant keep well with rock and especially metal. They lose fine and very fine details which i know are there (I have a AKG K712 PRO headphones for reference).
+smallenginedude71 why are you saying that?have you listened to them or just because they are CV? i've talked to three different persons that own them & they previously owned Klipsch & B&W and they love the Vega's.
baggoz1000 yeah i have listened to them. their sound is not as detailed as a bower and wilkins or sonus faber. especially the fine soft sounds such as a grand piano. The cerwin Vegas are quite inefficient and to sound half decent they need to have a substantial amount of power driven into them. Speakers such as many bowers and wilkins are far more musical at lower powers and will respond to more frequencies at less power. But its comparing apples and oranges. Cerwin vega are fairly cheap for what you get, therefore there are tradeoffs.
i would aim for a sonus faber chameleon T but that might blowout your budget, after that i would really consider a bowers and wilkins 683s2. (my future speaker with this same amplifier) and possibly an ATC SCM7 but ATC speakers are more suited to a studio application. i like cerwin vega speakers and i respect them, but they are more for a club or even a PA purpose rather than a home High fidelity speaker. just take a look at Bowers and wilkins, sonus faber (if you can afford it), ATC, focal make nice speakers also, tannoy, jamo are ok. At the end of the day, it up to you, but thats just what i think.
I'm *VERY* tempted in buying a A-S2100, but the price is 500$ higher than the A-S1100, yet every single stat is the same except for the signal noice ratio which is 3dB better on the A-S2100. So... im asking myself, is it really worth 500$ for 3dB better ?.
Bitte, jemand der es besser weiß, erleuchte mich. Aber ich nehme es dem japanischen Spezialisten nicht ab, dass der es schafft bei dieser Komplexität der Technik ein wenig den Lötkolben zu schwingen, um dann den Sound von Japanisch auf Europäisch zu stellen. Sorry. Und dann hören beide mit geschlossenen Augen im meditativen Zustand den entscheidenden Unterschied. Never.
kurtzcol I would recommend doing so! Yamaha just released the "new" A-S2100 ot is EXACTLY the same same as the A-S1100 but the MM/MC switch in next to the audio mute now
@@RabidNemo Is it really worth spending another 1000 pounds for the newer AS2100 just because it has the MM/MC switch on the front? Where is it on the AS1100, on the back of the unit?
@@Stringbean421 you misunderstood my comment. I'm saying the AS1100 is worth getting but not the 2100 as the only difference is a minor change. So to answer your question no it's not worth it LOL
I have bad experiences with the Yamaha as3200 as only one was delivered with technical error then second order VU meter from inside of second device was with dust and still scratched, and on top of that with each device the controls were so loose, none was properly attached I can unfortunately never accept such a expensive device with such error seems to have been delivered that Yamaha has no end control in its factory. I was a fan of Yamaha but now I want to get from Yamaha never have anything again.terrible.
the yellow ones are in fact Nichicon Muse for Audio, so no chinese capacitors. The Nichicons are maybe made in China but, I presume they are manufactured after japanese standards.
Твою мать то,Японцы это что за спец такой с паяльником???Вы чего позорите себя такими специалистами,на коленках паять плату, да ещё таким варварским способом,а как же борьба со статикой???Ужас(((
This is a joke lol , there is so many variables that affect the overall sound quality that these two guys working together to change out parts for that perfect " European Sound " makes no sense . By the way what is the " European Sound " . Questions : 1. Will the end user be using the same CD Player and listening to the same music ? Answer is NO 2. Will the end user be using the same speakers and benefiting from the acoustical properties of the listening room that these guys used ? Answer is NO 3. Will the end used like his / her tone controls set to FLAT or will he / she add or take away some gain from the BASS and TREBLE ? Answer - Everyone likes it different . 4. Will the End user be using a 8 ohm speaker or a 4 ohm speaker or will he / she be using 2 X 8 ohms speakers in parallel ? Answer is no one knows and this can change based on the user. I love and respect Yamaha but this video only brings about more ambiguity and questions in the heads already confused end users makes .. Advise to potential buyers follow " Your Heart " and " Your Ears " also be mindful of your budget and don't make your decisions on what " They " say .
So this is like getting Mexican food or sushi that isn't authentic, just the versions Europeans want..? That's.....not a good thing. And just bizarre to apply to an amp.
Very refined sound! Very transparent and yet, with all the warmth and beauty.
Great product!
I've bought it - It is a bit expensive - It takes me few days to decide to buy it but after 2 month of listenning, i definetly don't regret my money. Yamaha has done a very good work. You don't regret your 'investment'.
Totally agree! I got one myself and don't understand all the negative comments about it here clearly people that haven't seen it in person or used it
@@RabidNemo
I just received my new AS-1100 on the weekend. Absolutely beautiful piece of kit. The quality of components inside this thing it was what makes it rather expensive but it's well worth it. I got the silver one. These are very heavy indicating the quality of build!
@@Stringbean421 totally agree! I had to get a special heavy wood shelf to put it on top of
@@Stringbean421 enjoy it's a great unit!
I bought it too. It's real money, but eff: it's worth it. This is an impossible amp not to like if you have ears at all. Even comparably budget sources and speakers are lifted to a next level they didn't know themselves were capable of.
For years I am Yamaha fan have 5000 pre/power amp love the sound.
Holy s***. That's awesome! How are they holding up?
@Ustaleone they are going well. I love the boldness of the sound, i have many vintage units in the new line i have amp 801,3000, sacd player S3000 ,Bd player A1060, Turntables N503 used to have GT-5000, and 5000 pre and power amp series
I got mine yesterday. Right out of the box,, it sounds (and looks!) much better than all the integrated amplifiers that I owned/demoed at home (Rega Elicit-R, Naim Supernait 2, Nuprime DAC-ST-10, Simaudio 340i and Hegel H160). On par with the PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium and smoother/more musical than the Devialet 120, for half the price. Still burning in. Very impressed by Yamaha. IMO, of course.
Better than supernait 2? or Hegel?
I replaced a Hegel H160 with the 2100 model and yes it is better in every way. You get more for your money both in terms of audio performance and build quality. The headphone amp included is also better than the one Hegel has.
Guillaume Bouillon do you still love it? 👍
Answer me 1 Question plz...I've got a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 200s. I'm after buying this Amplifier, but there's no way I can Demo it. Will I be worried about the partnership with my Silver 200s?? Thank you. 👍
@@FEGTTTSDH All Hegel amplifiers are made in China, they don't have own factory. Yes, YAMAHA A-S2100 is more musical than supernait 2... to my ears.
Ahhh I want this amp so badly!
I have the a-s1000 for last 15 years. Great amp. Looking forward to the mosfets
I got one, and it's awesome:)
great amp guys!
Beautiful work, this is really love for the beautiful equipment that you made at Yamaha and do the best to bring people the most natural and beautiful sound.
Creo que se queda algo corto, creo que minimo deberian de tener 150w
Made in Malaysia. I just received mine and it's very beautiful. The box it came in took quite a beating. The interior styrofoam was obliterated. I was amazed the amp wasn't damaged. Yamaha needs to spend more money on it's packaging. For a $2500 amp it needs better protection. The sound is quite unique. I would say mellow, but I'm still breaking mine in.
I just got one and heard it can take 50 hours to really break in :/
RabidNemo this is true. Just leave it on. It keeps getting better and better.
@peace2014.
You guys make me laugh with your so-called, 'Breaking-In'. It's not like a new pair of shoes that need to be broke in to mould and stretch around the shape of your feet or a new car that has tons of moving parts that need to be worn in gently with all the fluid of oil and fuel going through it. Amps do not need to be 'Broken In'. Such nonsense you younger generation come out with!
@@Stringbean421 you don't know what you're talking about. Everything has a break in time when it comes to stereo and radio equipment. Especially when something's been sitting for awhile the more you use it the better it'll sound. I don't know what you consider the younger generation but clearly you're very inexperienced with audio equipment
@@RabidNemo
Rubbish, don't spurt your crap,..Electronics do not need a break in time. Where the fuck do you people get these ideas from!!! Anyway, let's beg to differ like mature adults eh. I'm coming to the conclusion you don't even have or can afford any of these high-end amps but are one of these people online that think they know it all. I'm sorry I asked your opinions on the AS1100 now because it's quite clear your're the one with the inexperience!
Love the retro analog meters. Want their ears for one day just to compare my listening with theirs.
With all my respect: why is the difference between European and Japanese amplifier. Natural sound different in Japan than in Europe???
Yes
Maybe adapting it for voltage differences from one country to the next causes the sound to be a little off.
Saving and in Mei 2020,....love him,...
I have the AS-1100 love it but I'm wondering how much better the new AS-1200 is. BTW mine took well over a year to break in.
A year? I'm sorry .. that's ridiculous.
To clarify .. you're not ridiculous .. I find it ridiculous that a component would require that amount of time to stabilize and sound as it should. I've read account after account of this line of amplifiers sounding harsh, and that it *may* very slightly warm up after break in. I'll reserve judgement until I'm able to audition in person .. but I can't say I'm very motivated, given all the criticism in the review world.
@@MarcChevalier it heats up because it does not use a transistor and a MOSFET circuit, there is no MOSFET circuit so it does not generate a little heat but also heat in the sound
they are amplifiers with a MOSFET circuit that also have a cooling fan and start at a certain temperature
i read it somewhere hmmm... actually in the manual of the dsp a2 i think but i can be wrong anyway the manual stated clearly repeat do not store it vertically - on the side - only horizontally - on the feet
Yamaha as1200 is on my wish list.
What speakers did you use during the testing? Thanks
I like that amp very much :-)
I bought it;)
What is the music they play in the video?
i see they use elac floor-standing loudspeaker in this video
I Will have this amp after one week, i hope it will sound great
Be very mindful because the analog era vanished and also you need tons of researched materials. Producers often sell what is cheap to produce and easy to sell. Go to 4:03 press stop and see treble-why raise the treble especially when is Yamaha ? Another observation go to store borrow a headphone of 500 dollar and lesson a well known musical piece, and when you switch to speakers you may have BIG SURPRISES ! And after all formulate your conclusion !!!
Did you manage to listen this amp, or you speak generally?
from my experience all these months that i own it, it sounds fantastic, and the build quality is superb !
Generally. I post acording to my experince. I listened DENON PMA 1520 AE, DENON PMA 2020 AE, and YAMAHA AS1000 and speakers was for first KLIPSCH RF 52 and for the rest was MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 8. They cant keep well with rock and especially metal. They lose fine and very fine details which i know are there (I have a AKG K712 PRO headphones for reference).
the as- 1100 and the as-1000 have many differences
Are you enjoying it? I've had lied about a year now and love it
this is why it costs $2500 USD and not $500 USD...
1400€ till 1800€ The Netherlands ;-(
can this beautiful amplifier drive the cerwin vegas xls-215???
+baggoz1000 dont waste this amplifier on cerwin vegas. Cerwin vegas are loud but sound like ass compared to a sonus faber, or bowers and wilkins.
+smallenginedude71
why are you saying that?have you listened to them or just because they are CV?
i've talked to three different persons that own them & they previously owned Klipsch & B&W and they love the Vega's.
baggoz1000 yeah i have listened to them. their sound is not as detailed as a bower and wilkins or sonus faber. especially the fine soft sounds such as a grand piano. The cerwin Vegas are quite inefficient and to sound half decent they need to have a substantial amount of power driven into them. Speakers such as many bowers and wilkins are far more musical at lower powers and will respond to more frequencies at less power. But its comparing apples and oranges. Cerwin vega are fairly cheap for what you get, therefore there are tradeoffs.
+smallenginedude71
i see.
so at a price range of 1500-2000 euros what is your suggestion???
i would aim for a sonus faber chameleon T but that might blowout your budget, after that i would really consider a bowers and wilkins 683s2. (my future speaker with this same amplifier) and possibly an ATC SCM7 but ATC speakers are more suited to a studio application. i like cerwin vega speakers and i respect them, but they are more for a club or even a PA purpose rather than a home High fidelity speaker. just take a look at Bowers and wilkins, sonus faber (if you can afford it), ATC, focal make nice speakers also, tannoy, jamo are ok. At the end of the day, it up to you, but thats just what i think.
I'm *VERY* tempted in buying a A-S2100, but the price is 500$ higher than the A-S1100, yet every single stat is the same except for the signal noice ratio which is 3dB better on the A-S2100. So... im asking myself, is it really worth 500$ for 3dB better ?.
@Jack Prick I ended up buying a silver A-S 1100, because i never use headphones.
Don't think i'll ever buy another amp, very happy with the A-S1100.
Bitte, jemand der es besser weiß, erleuchte mich. Aber ich nehme es dem japanischen Spezialisten nicht ab, dass der es schafft bei dieser Komplexität der Technik ein wenig den Lötkolben zu schwingen, um dann den Sound von Japanisch auf Europäisch zu stellen. Sorry. Und dann hören beide mit geschlossenen Augen im meditativen Zustand den entscheidenden Unterschied. Never.
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yep just ordered mine
Hows it doing for you? I just ordered one.
hey ,its going great here the amp is fantastic think ,i will keep this one
kurtzcol I would recommend doing so! Yamaha just released the "new" A-S2100 ot is EXACTLY the same same as the A-S1100 but the MM/MC switch in next to the audio mute now
@@RabidNemo
Is it really worth spending another 1000 pounds for the newer AS2100 just because it has the MM/MC switch on the front? Where is it on the AS1100, on the back of the unit?
@@Stringbean421 you misunderstood my comment. I'm saying the AS1100 is worth getting but not the 2100 as the only difference is a minor change. So to answer your question no it's not worth it LOL
replacing caps. 😅
"Getting this amp ready for the European market....".
Are you saying European ears are different from say Asian ears?
I have bad experiences with the
Yamaha as3200 as only one was delivered with technical error
then second order VU meter from inside of second device was with dust and
still scratched, and on top of that with each device the controls were so loose, none was properly attached I can unfortunately never accept such a
expensive device with such error seems to have been delivered
that Yamaha has no end control in its factory.
I was a fan of Yamaha but now I want to get from Yamaha
never have anything again.terrible.
replacing all the stock chinese crappy caps with nichicon muse caps will make it sound better, sure.
This video is like an odd SNL skit.
the yellow ones are in fact Nichicon Muse for Audio, so no chinese capacitors. The Nichicons are maybe made in China but, I presume they are manufactured after japanese standards.
Million dollar ears…
European are playing with RESISTANT the get more body
Es gibt keinen Verstärkerklang...investiert alles Geld in Lautsprecher...duck und weg...
doch
I am shocked at Yamaha these guys are working without ESD protection?????????????
Твою мать то,Японцы это что за спец такой с паяльником???Вы чего позорите себя такими специалистами,на коленках паять плату, да ещё таким варварским способом,а как же борьба со статикой???Ужас(((
+Дмитрий Ч Hey Zaporozec
+mystique ???
This is a joke lol , there is so many variables that affect the overall sound quality that these two guys working together to change out parts for that perfect " European Sound " makes no sense . By the way what is the " European Sound " .
Questions :
1. Will the end user be using the same CD Player and listening to the same music ? Answer is NO
2. Will the end user be using the same speakers and benefiting from the acoustical properties of the listening room that these guys used ? Answer is NO
3. Will the end used like his / her tone controls set to FLAT or will he / she add or take away some gain from the BASS and TREBLE ? Answer - Everyone likes it different .
4. Will the End user be using a 8 ohm speaker or a 4 ohm speaker or will he / she be using 2 X 8 ohms speakers in parallel ? Answer is no one knows and this can change based on the user.
I love and respect Yamaha but this video only brings about more ambiguity and questions in the heads already confused end users makes .. Advise to potential buyers follow " Your Heart " and " Your Ears " also be mindful of your budget and don't make your decisions on what " They " say .
The European sound was always trying to reproduce the sound as it is. American stuff was always too bright.
total agree with you, 100x100
what a bunch of crap!... nice amp thou.
nice amp but your adjustments are snake oil
I sell snake oil if you are interested.
So this is like getting Mexican food or sushi that isn't authentic, just the versions Europeans want..? That's.....not a good thing. And just bizarre to apply to an amp.
It's BS. All Yamaha AS1100 will sound the same.