Did speak with the reseller who has the A-S2000 in stock in silver. He is asking $1199 for the 'open-box' and $1399 for new. But, as you've mentioned, made in Malaysia. Guess I'm just not ready for the "world economy". Yamaha to me is made in Japan. Ah, well.........future is looking more and more like a McIntosh MA6600.Plastic paddles AND massed produced in Malaysia for Best Buy stores. Hmmm, $549 is starting to look pricey.
Ah, well.........future is looking more and more like a McIntosh MA6600.
Well, for me, I'm going for the A-S700, T-S500 and the C-S600 (??) CD changer for my new 2 channel audio system.
Yes, I'll test them out before locking myself into the deal, but for the last 25+ years, I've never been let down by Yamaha.
Again, I'm truly happy that Yamaha came through with retro styled gear vs. the ultra modern/spacey looking stuff.
I currently have tons of audio gear from the late 70s to the early 90s in various condition and to be honest, I think I bought my last piece of classic gear (Yamaha CD-1110) since the cosmetics of most of my stuff is far from great, so simply buying new gear with the "classic" looks and feel is far more practical... In my eyes, than buying used stuff off of the many auction sites.
Next spring, I'm going to start chucking items that are truly junk and have no value since I no room for all my stuff and I'm now starting to agree with the wife that I have some issues.
I got the RX-797 in Dec. 2009, before the R-Sx00 receivers and A-Sy00 amps came out. The tuner in the RX-797 receiver had better specs than the TX-497 tuner (the only one available at the time). So I just got the receiver RX-797.Anyone else get one of these new Yamaha receivers/integrated amps? So far there it looks like a 50/50 spread on opinions here.
Also, the prices between the receivers and integrated amps are very close, with the receivers coming in just 10w behind (which should be pretty much imperceptible). I don't see that much of a difference in specs... it does seem like the receiver is a better deal, especially for someone who listens to the radio only occasionally (no need for bothering with a separate tuner).
I got one of those new a year ago. It's great.I bought a RX-797 for my office. I will say that I was more than impressed. I listen to it usually at low to mid volumes. Plenty of bass...mids...and highs. Quite detailed...even through the tuner. And the tuner is much more sensative than I would have imagined. Internal build qualitiy looks good as well. A very nice modern stereo receiver.