Unfortunately, only a black plastic front ...., but sonically a direct hit and sensible features

Unfortunately, only a black plastic front ...., but sonically a direct hit and sensible features

Yamaha A-S201 HiFi stereo amplifier with phono input and 140 watts per channel (Electronics)

Customer Review

for nearly 155 I bought the Yamaha A-S201 in black. They chose black because he so is best suited to the other devices. Unfortunately, this option is only available with a - fitted plastic front - albeit well-made. Aha, so therefore 5 cheaper. Also, the volume knob is made of plastic, which is not seen fortunately directly. Since the amplifier is in a TV board with me far down, the falls do not occur. The haptic does not matter, the device has a remote control.
One has been clear from the outset to me with such a low-priced integrated amplifier cutbacks must somewhere have been recognized.
Now the unit has not been so bought to look at, but in order to listen to music in the first place. This can be with the unit quite well. In my case, a pair of old hi-fi speakers are from the 80s, the game partner for the little Yamaha AS 201. It involves bass reflex speakers Revox that have an impedance of 4 ohms and a capacity of 90W sinus and 120W of music power.
Was connected a Sony MiniDisc recorder MDS-JE530 and a turntable with a moving coil high output pickups.
From such a low-priced amplifier I expect at this point no miracle, but the AS 201 proposes very bravely! I had placed a live recording of a skiffle band, the plate was really good at low volume and clearly accentuated given again. Due to the relatively low output voltage of a MC HO-pickup, the recoverable volume is naturally lower than that of a CD player at one of the high-level connections and is not on the amplifier.
When switching the amplifier to a different input should previously lowering the volume to avoid a strong volume jump.
Several belonged by MiniDiscs, including a test-MD with listening were also given more than satisfactory return. Clear, clear, maybe a little too sharp in the heights of slight weakness in the bass.
Please do not misunderstand! Bass is present, it is clean and not thickened, but he might have a little more pressure.
I have listened in the setting "Pure Direct", which means without any effect on the sound, as I always do.

Incidentally, has the small Yamaha no loudness circuit, what I miss in any way personally.

What I was looking for (and get)
- Stereo Amplifier
- High level inputs for CD or BlueRay player, Minidisc, cassette deck
- Simple appearance
- Small housing dimensions
- Low price
- Remote-controlled volume

For me, even buying a used device an option. Since I had received certainly more output power and features for the same money. The disadvantage of a used amplifier is unfortunately his age. Volume control catch like to scratch, contacts corrode electronic components change their properties. Exactly these things can affect the stress-free listening to music very - and then I was not exactly the point.

What are for me the highlights of the Yamaha A-S201:
- Remotely (Sleep Timer, bass, treble, volume, balance, input, Mute, Pure Direct, on-off, menu)
- No signal auto power off
- Sleep Timer
- Usable boxes Terminals
- Clean sound
- Waiver of Loudness, many buttons and frills
- Adjustable maximum volume

Incidentally, the automatic power-down is very useful, because when activated Pure Direct circuit turns off the display and only two small yellow light dots light up, which can be overlooked very quickly.
The circuit brings about an automatic shutdown of the amplifier when there is no longer signal for a certain time.

The little Yamaha has convinced me and is a tip for people on a budget that good sound is more important than many buttons.

On the subject of 4 ohm speakers:
The amplifier can drive 4 ohm speakers, just as he used with me. Handwarm at low volume.
By the way:
are 2 pairs of boxes connected with 8 Ohm and operated simultaneously, which results in a load impedance of 4 ohms. This is provided by Yamaha, so logically a single pair may be connected to 4 ohms, this must not damage the amplifier.
Boxes do not necessarily have a higher capacity than the amplifier delivers to output.
If the amplifier for the speakers too weak, for example because the speakers have a low efficiency and therefore a high power requirement, one turns to the desired volume to obtain the volume knob to continue. Device the amplifier thereby to its performance limits, to take the distortion (clipping) and especially the tweeters of the boxes may be damaged.

Of course, a significantly oversized amplifiers can also destroy the boxes. As long as you can hear in a volume in which the boxes do not distort (clang, pop, jangle ..) nothing happens. However, you can hear a very long time at high volume, the speakers may be damaged by overheating.
I myself have very compact shelf speakers never damaged with an amplifier provides 2 x 200W REAL / 300W. Very good but bookshelf speakers to a receiver with 2 x 20W / 35W damaged although these were given as 25 / 40W.

In a large group a fun game Rank: 5/5
January 13
Excellent 259 50136478 Rank: 5/5
May 19
Middle and Old (2012) Rank: 3/5
February 5
SIMPLE AND CHIC 2 Rank: 4/5
February 8
A good product! 82 Rank: 5/5
April 13
Fun! 64 1 Rank: 4/5
March 21

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