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Has anyone compared any of the modern Yamahas integrateds against vintage Yamaha separates. I currently have C2a with P2201 and am very satisfied. But i wonder how these would compare.

So you would need to make the screw holes smaller and then make the threads. Maybe not the easiest route to take.

3d printing maybe?

Thanks. Yes, there is a ventilation holes in the back. But i have to say that the restored, bias adjusted P2201 doesn't get more than lukewarm after a several hour listening. The C-2a gets hotter. I do keep the doors open though.

Ah sorry, i missed the bit about phono. I was talking about the tone board dc. My bad. I don't remember phono dc offset wandering.

C-2a, P2201, CD-S1000

In my unit it is wandering. I did replace the tone board resistors. It think it helped, not sure. What is the range yours is wandering?

C-2a and P2201 (P2200 without meters) here. Couldn't be happier.

Here's mine: So it looks like i have one replacement part and wrong orientation?

My experience is also that the 2SC1345 (outhouse shape) ate noisy so i replaced them in my CA-1000. My unit also had a inbalance with speakers. This was evident with headphones: with no speakers they were in balance. With a set of speakers selected balance shifted to right. If i remember...

I do worry, but not enough to have installed any protection yet. My DC offset is satisfactory and i don't hear a thump when voltage goes down. That you hear music after power off just tells you that there is energy left in the filter caps.

All i know is that im very happy running my P2201 with a C-2a pre.

I have little doubt that the new R-series has improved compared to the old one. Is it worth the money is another question though. But I have to say i have my R500s ports bunged with the half-bungs. Without them they would produce boom .

Random thoughts regarding the new R-series vs the old: I recently heard R3 and R11 at a hifi show. R3 was driven with Yamaha's new C5000 and M5000. R11 was with Cambridge Audio's new Edge pre and poweramps. I have to say both sounded wonderful. Especially the R3 considering it's price tag. Both...

Just finished a cable with these WBT knockoffs. My first impression is that they aren't that bad. I like the locking feature since my Yamaha C-2a RCAs are a bit smaller than usually. This provides solid contact.