Some might take this the wrong way but I purchased a Yamaha m-85 for $225 and I am not that impressed. Do any research for this amp and you will be bombarded with how "powerful" it is. Maybe my unit is not working properly.....I am driving Cerwin Vega VS-150's and or Cerwin Vega D-9's. I compared it to my Tandberg tr-2080 and I was not blown away. My Tandberg's claimed "75 watts @ 8 ohms" is probably underrated but it sounds more full and louder than my Yamaha's "280 watts @ 8 ohms". One thing to consider, I purchased a homemade/kit preamp with the Yamaha and I thought maybe the preamp was not working correctly, so i directly hooked my audio source into the Yamaha and it did get a little louder but still I was expecting a difference or better sound produced by the Yamaha than the Tandberg.
Back story of Tandberg......My uncle purchased it new back in the day and barely used it, mint condition with everything working perfectly, with original service manuals and magazine, too bad he threw the box away a few years ago
Back story of Tandberg......My uncle purchased it new back in the day and barely used it, mint condition with everything working perfectly, with original service manuals and magazine, too bad he threw the box away a few years ago