I have been running a Yamaha Natural Sound CA-810 with an Anthem AVM 20 preamp driving some large vintage Sansui full range speakers for a while now for my living room stereo setup. It sounds great to my ears.
I am actually really happy with the way it sounds and what not, and I love the vintage brushed aluminum look of the equipment. It just feels like it is overly complicated, and I am basically using the Antem as a DAC for my Google Chromecast device. The CA-810 is fine for playing records. The Anthem is overkill.
A solution could be to get the Yamaha R-N301 or R-N402. Honestly, I mostly use spotify these days, so either one would be fine.
Since I am used to and like the way the CA-810 sounds, will these modern Yamaha "Natural Sound" amps hold up to and sound similar to the class "Natural Sound" amps?
Why don't they come in silver and why do they have plastic knobs?
Are there other suggestions?
I am actually really happy with the way it sounds and what not, and I love the vintage brushed aluminum look of the equipment. It just feels like it is overly complicated, and I am basically using the Antem as a DAC for my Google Chromecast device. The CA-810 is fine for playing records. The Anthem is overkill.
A solution could be to get the Yamaha R-N301 or R-N402. Honestly, I mostly use spotify these days, so either one would be fine.
Since I am used to and like the way the CA-810 sounds, will these modern Yamaha "Natural Sound" amps hold up to and sound similar to the class "Natural Sound" amps?
Why don't they come in silver and why do they have plastic knobs?
Are there other suggestions?