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    Default Yamaha studio amps, any opinions?

    Rather taken with my 3 channel av amp used as a power amp, good clean sound, so have agreed to buy this one. Has anyone tried anything similar? My experience is that if you go for a good class AB amp then you can tune the system with a nice pre.

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    I have no knowledge of Yamaha amplifiers (professional or domestic), but I do use professional broadcast or studio equipment in my set up: Studer: EMT; Nagra and Quad.

    I use Quad 510 monoblocks with my main system to very good effect (positioned directly behind each speaker and fed from the preamp via balanced-line interconnects), and a Quad 520 (a dual channel amplifier) with my second system.

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    Looks interesting. Keen to hear how you get on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by montesquieu View Post
    Looks interesting. Keen to hear how you get on.
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    I have a Yamaha PC-5002M and it's quite something. Even has two mains leads!
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    I went through a Yamaha semi-pro amp phase a few years ago. Had quite a few models.

    Loadsa power for not much dosh.
    Good rez (not exceptional), somewhat lean, forward sound lacking a little in bass weight if with good definition and slam.
    The ones I owned had fans which switched on when the amp started getting hot - I very seldom managed to get the fan on but I loaned someone one of them and I guess he must have been a bit of an animal (his speakers were of average efficiency like mine) as he said the fan was on a lot, and was just about audible with the music.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    I went through a Yamaha semi-pro amp phase a few years ago. Had quite a few models.

    Loadsa power for not much dosh.
    Good rez (not exceptional), somewhat lean, forward sound lacking a little in bass weight if with good definition and slam.
    The ones I owned had fans which switched on when the amp started getting hot - I very seldom managed to get the fan on but I loaned someone one of them and I guess he must have been a bit of an animal (his speakers were of average efficiency like mine) as he said the fan was on a lot, and was just about audible with the music.
    Sounds a bit like my experience with the 3 way AV amp, it can be tamed with a suitable pre though and makes a nice sound in a well matched system.

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    Lawrence, I have an Amcron 300a I can lend you to try, it's for sale actually, it's a bit dead out there at the mo.. just serviced by Air Studios..classic studio amp from 70's n 80's, lots of power to drive difficult speakers

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    Highly regarded too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by donmarrese View Post
    Lawrence, I have an Amcron 300a I can lend you to try, it's for sale actually, it's a bit dead out there at the mo.. just serviced by Air Studios..classic studio amp from 70's n 80's, lots of power to drive difficult speakers

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    Interesting, is it listed?

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