I have had and still have some expensive power amps. When I saw an M-4 in a local shop, asking a pittance for it, I had to take it home. Now, 100wpc is pretty light for what these NS-1000s crave. Yet, DANG does it sound great! I feel like the percussion really comes out at you and it images well. It is well controlled and tight, but a bit light in the bass.
For you Yamaha experts and fans, are there other Yamaha amps that are this detailed in the higher octaves, but a bit more generous in the lower register? I read that the later, higher end Yamahas have pure class A up to X watts, are there any to circle and others to avoid? How about Yamaha pre-amps, which are a good mate to vinyl and the NS-1ks?
I would like to build a system around Hamamatsu gear. Can you blame me?
For you Yamaha experts and fans, are there other Yamaha amps that are this detailed in the higher octaves, but a bit more generous in the lower register? I read that the later, higher end Yamahas have pure class A up to X watts, are there any to circle and others to avoid? How about Yamaha pre-amps, which are a good mate to vinyl and the NS-1ks?
I would like to build a system around Hamamatsu gear. Can you blame me?