Great entry level amplifier - Recommendation

Great entry level amplifier - Recommendation

Yamaha AS 500 stereo amplifier silver (Accessories)

Customer Review

I have the Yamaha AS-500 Amplifier for 2 years now in use. The amplifier is operated in combination with the CD player S-300 and the DAB tuner T-D500. In addition, for music streaming still an Apple Airport Express connected. The amplifier drives 2 bookshelf speakers B & W CM1.
Styling / workmanship / feel: The amplifier takes the styling of the corresponding series of Yamaha. Whether it is like a matter of taste. I like good classic yet modern touches. The build quality is very good for a product in this price range. The feel of the surfaces will also like. The only drawback (was also called many times before): The knob. They are all made of plastic. Therefore, they take naturally to not quite as dibasic.
Sound: Before purchasing the amplifier I've compared him to products of the same price range of Denon and Onkyo. Denon PMA 720 sounded very well possibly even more dynamic. Had both with B & W part 685 bookshelf speakers. The Yamaha was however already fine and clear heights. Later I had then compared again to Yamaha with an Onkyo. Was I mean the A-9030th The two I had listened to the CM1. Here I was the Yamaha then much better liked. The sound seemed to me fresh, clear and clean. Funded by the stiffer chassis of the amplifier CM1 could develop a much more powerful sound now.
In conjunction with the S-300, the amplifier delivers a very good performance for the price range. Since you can not complain. Even the sound of the tuner is still described as good.

Operation and connections: connections are plentiful. Even a phono connection there. In terms of stereo I miss anything here. Okay, an optical or coaxial input would have been nice maybe. But would also mean that the amplifier has a separate D / A converter required by would probably rise a) the price or b) other components gedowngraded. So to get over. TV I have connected with separate D / A converters. Works well.
As with Yamaha usual loudness is continuously variable. Everything else is standard. The amplifier also has a Pure Direct button. Any provisions with respect. Treble / bass are then ignored. A nice feature that I often intervened with classical music. The amplifier also has a separate sub output. This I have not yet tested.
Operation by remote control also works without any problems. Only criticism: After a certain time without using the amplifier goes into standy-by. A really nice feature. The Waking from standby works but only by remote control. At the amplifier itself you have to completely make up and then turn it back on him once. Would have been nice if that had been to somehow solve different but okay complain at a high level. Toll it would have been, if the other components to the amplifier could connect and switch on the amplifier, the other components enabled. Is for the 20 year old Technics plant my father so - unfortunately not the case. Somehow a pity.
Conclusion: Great sound. Fair Price. Ideal device for people who enjoy Hifi and want to spend a fortune. 1 star deduction for: knobs, switch from plastic and because waking from standby works really reasonable only by remote control and because the components though same fire do not allow activation with each other. Would buy the device but 100% again!

No reliable contact Rank: 2/5
November 19
Cheap but not top 4 Rank: 2/5
January 26
USB to mini cable Rank: 2/5
November 4
Quality? Risk of injury! Rank: 1/5
November 17

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