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In Reply to: RE: Sony TA-A1ES vs Yamaha A-S2000 Integrated Amps ? posted by AbeCollins on July 18, 2014 at 08:17:18
Good luck with the Sony, Abe. I was interested in that one myself.
I had the Yamaha A-S2000, and its a good sounding unit. Quite a bit different to the Advantage receivers.
Let me suggest another integrated: Electrocompaniet PI-2, or a PI2-D. I swapped the A-S2000 for the PI-2, and I'm very happy with it. Electrocompaniet gear just seems to stand out when it come to SS gear. It does a better job at low level detail than any other SS gear of similar quality to date.
"What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
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Thanks for the info on Electrocompaniet. I'm very curious to know how the Yamaha compared, aside from the better low level detail you hear in the Electrocompaniet. Which is more dynamic? Warmer? Deeper bass? Etc?
Thanks!
P.S. I'm waiting for UPS to deliver the Sony. The UPS tracking website says it should be here no later than 8pm tonight.
Abe, the Yamaha is a nice sounding unit, no question. The balanced floating design sounds excellent with the right component. However, the A-S2000 has one major design flaw you won't read about in any of the reviews. The flaw is, the XLR input overloads at anything over 2.8 V! As fate would have it, the matching CD-S2000 only puts out 2.8 V in XLR. So, as long as you use it, no worries. However, most XLR is 4.2 volts, hence a overload condition.The Electrocompaniet sounds better overall, pretty much across the board. The bass is slightly deeper (and tight), the midrange is cleaner sounding, and the treble is quite a bit better, with no sizzle compared to most SS. It also has two XLR inputs on the PI-2, or one and a built in DAC for the PI-2D. The matching ECC-1 CD player is one of the very best sounding CD players I've come across. The detail from the 24 bit DAC is better than most of the 9018ESS machines. I'm certain it's the superior analog stages.
"What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
Edits: 07/24/14
"However, the A-S2000 has one major design flaw you won't read about in any of the reviews. The flaw is, the XLR input overloads at anything over 2.8 V! As fate would have it, the matching CD-S2000 only puts out 2.8 V in XLR. So, as long as you use it, no worries. However, most XLR is 4.2 volts, hence a overload condition."
Are XLR inputs on consumer gear usually compatible with pro audio? What about Sony TA-A1ES in the thread above? Is it able to accept input from pro-audio player or DAC?
Thanks
Thanks for sharing the little known flaw in the A-S2000. I have components that used balanced XLR so that could be a problem should I use them instead of the RCAs.
I'll do some research on the Electrocompaniet models you mentioned. I'm certain they're much more expensive than the 'consumer' volume production Sony and Yamaha. But maybe that's the price you pay for superior performance.
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