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My brother-in-law just asked my help in identifying an amp/preamp to use with his Sony deck and Pioneer HPM900 speakers. Any thoughts and recommendations. I gave him the Sony deck which I tested and adjusted but can't recall the model. Are there any new options in this price range or should he go vintage? Thanks as always!
Sim
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Is a very good one. If you want the best Yamaha gear try and stick with late 1970s components. I love Yamaha and most of their stuff is very good sounding. I still own a R2000 receiver which was the TOTL Yamaha receiver in the early 1980s.
With that said I still would suggest you stick with the Yamaha gear that immediately precedes the early 1980s gear. The late 1970s Yamaha components were Yamaha at their best. Yamaha started introducing LSI integrated circuits into their gear starting in the early 1980s.
The 1980s stuff still sounded great but the 1970s stuff was more reliable and easier to keep running. I have never met anyone who has listened to Yamaha components from that period who did not like them.
The 1980s stuff is just a little harder to keep running right and the replacement parts are harder to come by. You get just as good sound in the slightly older gear and its more reliable. What's not to like?
Ed
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You didn't give much in the way of criteria... but I've had really good luck with vintage Yamaha gear- it seems to last a long time and provides very good phono sound. The sound is not "mellow" but is clear and smooth. They don't sound godawful if they're overdriven, as some of the gear from that epoch does.
Around 100WPC should be able to drive the HPMs decently. You see Yamaha integrateds for sale around $200 or so, pretty common. I have a 90WPC receiver of the same vintage and it sounds great- the receivers run around $100 or so, I suppose that's due to their less-audiophile pretensions. The integrated in this photo is on Craigslist now in the LA area for $300- seems high, but so does all LA (seem high...)
You put vintage amplifiers in your system and you have to accept the set of issues associated with vintage gear, the age of the components and the general wear and tear act to reduce reliability. The cost and availability of repairs can make it infeasible to keep such a unit if it tanks. Shop around, be patient, buy wisely. Read the manuals on Audioengine.
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