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Yamaha CR series Recievers Pecking Order
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merrylander
AK Member
Well I guess the CR-3020 is the most desirable as long as you don't move it very often and have a strong rack to put it in. The three TOTL after that were the CR-1000, the CR-2020 and the CR-2040. I have all three and really cannot say that one is better than the other. The later models that were TOTL such as the R-2000, R100, R9 etc. all have thick film hybrids that are no longer available. I have two pristine R100s that make excellent doorstops as well as three CR-1040s and two CR-840 that may fall into that same category.
There is an A-1000 amp and an MX-600U amp on my bench at the moment whose transistor5s are due in today from B&D.
BTW Yamaha now has an online website where you can order parts and manuals, it is www.yamaha24x7.com as I just finished ordering the SM for the MX-600U.
There is an A-1000 amp and an MX-600U amp on my bench at the moment whose transistor5s are due in today from B&D.
BTW Yamaha now has an online website where you can order parts and manuals, it is www.yamaha24x7.com as I just finished ordering the SM for the MX-600U.
merrylander
AK Member
The 2020 and 1020 are built from the same chassis, same boards, same circuit diagram, the only differences are slightly lower B voltages and slightly smaller filter caps mfd-wise. The driver and output transistors are different but the power amps use the same heatsinks and circuit boards. It is not surprising that they sound alike.
Balifly
Listening
I bought my CR-2020 new, just had a second failure of the on/off switch. It will not power off 
It was taken in for a general cleaning and replacement of that switch. In the process, the line for the FM/AM tuning is also being replace. They may also do some recapping, it has been a great work horse.
It was taken in for a general cleaning and replacement of that switch. In the process, the line for the FM/AM tuning is also being replace. They may also do some recapping, it has been a great work horse.
Thanks to Rob the Phono 2 input on my CR1020 is the same as the MC input on the CR2020.
Regards,
Jim
merrylander
AK Member
I bought my CR-2020 new, just had a second failure of the on/off switch. It will not power off
It was taken in for a general cleaning and replacement of that switch. In the process, the line for the FM/AM tuning is also being replace. They may also do some recapping, it has been a great work horse.
The 2020 has a double pole switch, one pole switches the receiver on, the other pole switches the outlets on the back panel. Yamaha recommends the two poles be bridged when the switch is changed.
Balifly
Listening
Thanks for the heads up about the switch, it has been replaced correctly.
Call was made to the shop to make sure they understood the proper procedure.
The CR-2020 has been picked up and returned to its rightful place in the living room. While going over all the different buttons and their functions to make sure they are in working order; I noticed the switch in the middle of the tone control section labeled " Presence ". I don't think I have ever used it before.
analogguyinadig
Active Member
I think the highest praise you can give a Yamaha is the fact that no one here AFAIK has ever said anything bad about their sound. To the learned, the absence of malice is very often a sign of respect.
Twenty20Man
Is that you Michael?
the CR series for anyone not familiar with them are simply superb. can't go wrong with any of them..
Big receivers? Don't even bother chasing them. Just get the biggest one offered by your preffered mfr and put it away somewhere if you want a trophy.
If you would like to listen to a nice Yamaha system, get one of those ~1982 integrated amps that had the class-a mode. Hook it to a pair of NS-1000 and be done with it. If you're speaker agnostic, try a pair of ADS 710's on your CR-1020 and prepare to be amazed. Really, it was a combo that just worked.
FWIW, it was the 60wpc Yamaha receivers that most impressed the staff at our shop back then. For anything beyond that, separates were in order.
If you would like to listen to a nice Yamaha system, get one of those ~1982 integrated amps that had the class-a mode. Hook it to a pair of NS-1000 and be done with it. If you're speaker agnostic, try a pair of ADS 710's on your CR-1020 and prepare to be amazed. Really, it was a combo that just worked.
FWIW, it was the 60wpc Yamaha receivers that most impressed the staff at our shop back then. For anything beyond that, separates were in order.
I have owned a CR800 since 1976. It has hundreds of thousands of hours on it. Only replaced lamps. As for the tuner, I'm not fussy on the AFC as it drifts toward strong adjacent signals when tuned to distant ones.
I paid $600 (1976 dollars) for it and have received my money's worth.
Regards,
Dave
I paid $600 (1976 dollars) for it and have received my money's worth.
Regards,
Dave
I have an R-1000 that has been serviced by merrylander (Rob is a truly straight up guy!) It was to have been a Christmas present for my dad...well that's another story, anyway....I ended up keeping it because of the phono section. Very clean, uncolored, and selectable. Will probably keep it until it croaks.
AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
I really like my CR-640. There are some bulbs burned out on the dial lights, but it works great. Excellent tuner section on both AM and FM.
