avanti1960
Well-Known Member
man i love that amp! i just wish there was a place you could just go and listen to that one and the competition. it isn't fair!
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ever heard the rogue audio pharaoh?
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ever heard the rogue audio pharaoh?
What is the power rating at 8 ohms?So I've had the 2100 here for a couple weeks now but have held off writing anything about it as I wanted to let the initial excitement die down. The verdict? I like it even more than I did when it first arrived!
It is magnificent and exceptional - slightly warm through the mids, nice sparkle in the highs and it has the best bass reproduction of ANY amp I have owned. It is a smooth customer...loud doesn't really seem loud till you look at the meters and realize you should be in pain, but no, just musical bliss.
I had a Luxman L-507u before the Yamaha and to compare I would say the Lux is slightly more dynamic and a tad more exciting while the 2100 smoother, more refined and musical. The 507 had some big bass but it was a bit boomy compared to the 2100. The bass on the Yamaha is tighter, deeper and I can seem to really pick out the bass tones better as oppose to the Luxman. Pick your poison, both are good but I am glad I sold off the Lux as it was 2x more expensive. The 2100 is a great amp and one of the best I've had.
UPDATE: I didn’t mention anything about the built-in phono stage or headphone amp because at the time I simply had not tried them yet. I am between TT’s right now but the phono via the budget model Rega I am borrowing from a friend sounds pretty good to me. I have not compared it to an external stage and the Yamaha’s limited settings probably requires careful cartridge selection but it sounds no worse than my previous amp’s built-in phono stage.
Headphone amp, well, it sounds great! Much better than the A-S1000 I have at work and every bit as good as my vintage CR-1020. The multiple gain settings are a plus should you have hard to drive headphones.
I had a Luxman L-507u before the Yamaha and to compare I would say the Lux is slightly more dynamic and a tad more exciting while the 2100 smoother, more refined and musical. The 507 had some big bass but it was a bit boomy compared to the 2100. The bass on the Yamaha is tighter, deeper and I can seem to really pick out the bass tones better as oppose to the Luxman. Pick your poison, both are good but I am glad I sold off the Lux as it was 2x more expensive. The 2100 is a great amp and one of the best I've had.
Try posting this in the Yamaha forum, you may get more 2100 owners eyes on your question.Hi. New to the forum. Have had my Yamaha a-s2100 for 30 days now, so far very impressed with the unit. Although I have discovered a slight thump in the right channel when I turn it on or off.Left channel is dead quiet. Have checked all my connections, and tried other speakers. It also does it when I turn the speaker selector on and off also. Wondering if anybody else has experienced this issue . Thanks
Recently picked up the AS2100 and the matching cd player. All I can say is Wow! Not sure why Yamaha high end products are snubbed? Currently listening to Paul Simon "Graceland" and the depth is amazing with full tight bass and holographic imaging. The highs seem a little recessed from my older amp but then I suppose these units need to break in? Today is the first day I was able to listen to them. It's been a great lunch hour treat! Loving it so far.
Now that the amp has settled in, I think the highs are better. The amp seems fairly neutral, so if you play a recording that is not done well, then the recording will sound as it really is. So far, I have kept the treble and bass controls at zero.Yeah I've noticed on mine the highs are a little recessed. It's certainly a bass heavy amp with modern electronic music but for stuff like fleetwood Mac the bass seems to be pretty much perfect.
I'm running the amp with the bass knob between 10pm and 11pm and the treble at about 1pm.
I think my kudos x2 speakers are quite bass heavy anyway. What speakers are you using? I'm thinking this amp would be really suited to a speaker which isn't bass heavy.
About breaking in... I've probably used mine for 35 hours now and noticed no real difference... Sometimes it can take a while however I'm not expecting a massive change.
Yes I have this also. But mine is in the left side and right is quiet. I get a small "puff" powering up or off. Left only. Black A-S2100Hi. New to the forum. Have had my Yamaha a-s2100 for 30 days now, so far very impressed with the unit. Although I have discovered a slight thump in the right channel when I turn it on or off.Left channel is dead quiet. Have checked all my connections, and tried other speakers. It also does it when I turn the speaker selector on and off also. Wondering if anybody else has experienced this issue . Thanks
Hi thanks for the reply. Since my post I had the unit replaced for another 2100. This unit does the exact same thing except now it's the left channel. Called Yamaha Corp. explained what's going on - Yamaha says it should be quiet on both channels on start up and shut off. Unit being replaced for my third time.I'll let you know how this one goes.wont show up for 4 to 6 weeks. Hope other people will chime in in the meantime.Yes I have this also. But mine is in the left side and right is quiet. I get a small "puff" powering up or off. Left only. Black A-S2100
Hi thanks for the reply. Since my post I had the unit replaced for another 2100. This unit does the exact same thing except now it's the left channel. Called Yamaha Corp. explained what's going on - Yamaha says it should be quiet on both channels on start up and shut off. Unit being replaced for my third time.I'll let you know how this one goes.wont show up for 4 to 6 weeks. Hope other people will chime in in the meantime.