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In Reply to: RE: What Hi-Fi often dislikes amps that are sonically neutral or warm posted by Alex F. on November 02, 2014 at 16:10:02
They typically prefer components that are on the bright side of neutral.
You might be right if the Sony TA-A1ES is 'brighter' than the Yamaha amps. I have the Sony and it sounds quite nice to me but I wouldn't mind trying something like the Yamaha A-S2000 or the A-S2100 someday, but the 2100 is on the pricey side.
The Yamaha A-S801 seems like it would be an ideal amp for a 2-channel TV A/V setup with it's built in DAC, if it sounds good.
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do you think of the Sony review now that you've had it for some while?
I still like the Sony TA-A1ES a lot. I'm not sure what the reviewer means by
...there is a shortfall of rhythmic drive; the TA-A1ES doesn’t convey the momentum or changes in pace of music as well as it might.
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We’d like a bit more punch too – it all seems just a touch polite at the moment. None of these shortcomings is fatal.
I don't hear these shortfalls as described above but my office listening room is fairly small at 12'x10'. It's a nice sounding amp but not quite up there with my tube amps.
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