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I bet Austin regrets giving the review of the Yamaha A-3200 in the new issue of Stereophile to Jason Victor Serinus. Read the review.......Even the Yamaha rep comments (Manufacturer's comments section) seemed baffled.
With this review...you can feel the big hole Art Dudley left behind.
Dale Clark
www.arcpictures.com
Follow Ups:
has been discussed at length on the Steve Hoffman Forum
Art declined taking over from JA-1, because as we know now, his health was declining.
A big hole indeed.
Imagine a test driver/reviewer for Road & Track, who usually reviews ultra high end Italian sports cars, taking a Honda Accord out for a spin. It has its nice features, so he tries really hard to be Thumper Rabbit, but it just doesn't go VA-VOOM!!! like the cars he's used to.
..and only cost $400.
I've heard the new Yamaha integrated amps are sonically similar to the original but have not personally done a comparison.
So if you need my address, I'll start clearing a shelf.
VA-VOOM!!!
Sue Kraft
No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot
-Mark Twain
enn tee
all the best,
mrh
Perfect example....The wrong guy got the review.
Dale Clark
www.arcpictures.com
He will try the amp with a variety of speakers (his regulars plus whatever he has in for review), compare it with his regular reference amps, and give the phono stage a good spin.
I really like his approach of trying different combinations of amps and speakers to find the best synergy.
Unlike some reviewers who have only one reference pair of speakers, or one reference amp.
I'm sure JVS's (and MF's) big Wilsons sound awesome wonderful, but they suck up current like a thirsty elephant sucks up water. Only amps with massive power reserves stand a chance of driving them correctly.
Give the new Yammy an easier load, then report on its sound.
> He will try the amp with a variety of speakers (his regulars plus whatever
> he has in for review), compare it with his regular reference amps, and give
> the phono stage a good spin.
Herb did all those things and more. His followup on the Yamaha A-S3200
amplifier is published in the November issue of Stereophile and is available
online at the link below.
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
Yamaha had to be pissed (I know I would).
Dale Clark
www.arcpictures.com
And you all seem surprised.
Well $7500 mass produced amp should compare favorably to $30.000 one which the company sells in a single digit examples a year. If they sold thousands the price would be on the $3000 level in the "sane" industry.
It looks like a Yamaha is a lemon...
Edits: 01/05/21
I have never been impressed with Yamaha but havent heard them in years. I was stating that I am not surprised that Stereophile is guilty of a lack of due diligence.
Yamaha is basically a jack of all trades brand that produces really good products. I'm not certain anything Yamaha is considered "the best of the best" (except maybe some synthesizer products). Of course, I have not listened to one, I wonder how much better the $7500 AS 3200 sounds above the $4k 2200 and $2700 1200. My guess is that the gap is not as big as the price may make it seem. I've heard on various forums, the 1200 is the winner for overall performance and value.
Dale Clark
www.arcpictures.com
I've got one of the original Yamaha 1010 integrated amps and would love to hear what they have been doing for the last 30 plus years.
No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot
-Mark Twain
All you had to do is look.
"All you had to do is look."
Well, yes and no.
The review was published online on Aug 27, 2020.
Sue asked her question on August 15, 2020.
I noticed her post only today.
Edits: 10/12/20
The Yamaha products made in Japan- still top shelf.
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