Yamaha P2200 professional series power amp

[WallyMagoo]

Hi all I'm a newbie but live my vintage audio , I have had some highish quality stuff in the past ( example krix series 2 neuphonics running a big Dennon amplifier and a d class 1000 W Rotel power amp also coupled with a set of klipsh rp 280f floor standing and a big paradigm sub ) but I found vintage audio and love it , I'm looking for suggestions as a pre amplifier for my Yamaha power amp that will compliment my fat penguins ( BOWERS AND WILKINS DM6 ) I don't really want to spend any more than about $500

 

[Mrvintage]

Good afternoon
Love the fact your looking to preamp your Yami P-2200 I have 4 of them and I use a vintage Nikko beta 30 for two of mine and a Nikko beta 50 for the other 2 because the Nikko preamps have two outputs for power amps. And they have a similar look to them and match my Yami’s Hope that helps.
Shane

 

[Semanon]

Yamaha C-60, 70, or 80 are always good players.

 

[avionic]

Welcome aboard Wally

 

[avionic]

Yamaha C-60, 70, or 80 are always good players.

C-70,C-80 or C-85...

 

[Chris Brown]

I'd also recommend the C-80 or C-85 (they are the same). I use four P2200 / P2201 amps (P2201 is the same as P2200 but without the meters), all powered by a C-80. It has great output voltage and can drive multiple amps easily if you go that route. It also has inverted pre-outs that allow for some really cool configurations, including bridging amps that don't have their own way of being bridged, and also being able to run a single amplifier with one channel inverted to increase the power output of the amplifier. I use my C-80 to power 6 amps at the moment, the 4 P2200/P2201 amps are bridged, along with a P3500 and an M-2 in stereo (with one channel inverted).

From the C-80 Manual:

 

[avionic]

 

[WallyMagoo]

Hey guys and thankyou for the welcome , I was running an as-100 teac amplifier , but sold it to a mate because I had a Marantz lined up and it fell through , I shouldn't have sold the teac , but I'm looking for something that's just nice everywhere , the teac was a gorgeous sounding amplifier just nice everywhere highs mids and bass , but I would like to be able to run another Yamaha p2200 at some stage too

 

[WallyMagoo]

 

[WallyMagoo]

 

[WallyMagoo]

That's an awesome system mate

 

[Jazzy4u]

Hi all I'm a newbie but live my vintage audio , I have had some highish quality stuff in the past ( example krix series 2 neuphonics running a big Dennon amplifier and a d class 1000 W Rotel power amp also coupled with a set of klipsh rp 280f floor standing and a big paradigm sub ) but I found vintage audio and love it , I'm looking for suggestions as a pre amplifier for my Yamaha power amp that will compliment my fat penguins ( BOWERS AND WILKINS DM6 ) I don't really want to spend any more than about $500

Hi Wally,

Welcome aboard, The Yamaha Pro Amps are excellent when properly service and adjusted. (These Amps are 35+ years in age and need attention)
I've A/B my Yamaha with a few different Pre Amps at different price points, The Aragon Aurum pre amp is a giant giant killer for the money and it mates beautifully with the Yamaha PC 2002M, they show up once in a while on the used market. I've own the Yamaha Pre Amps ( C2X & C4 ) but they are not my cup of tea. I currently rotate the following Pre Amps in my system, The Aragon Aurum, Bryston BP 25, Placette Audio Passive, and the king of Pre Amp's, The Kylne Audio Arts 7 with a built in mm/mc Phono stage that is purely magical. When in the mood for tubes, I keep on hand the, Audio Research Reference 3 Pre Amp which mates beautifully with my solid state power amplifiers.

 

[P2200]

Will a CX-1000 or 2000 have the proper specs, etc for a 2200 ? I want a control amp with a remote, or just to be able to use a remote somehow !!!

 

[Chris Brown]

Will a CX-1000 or 2000 have the proper specs, etc for a 2200 ? I want a control amp with a remote, or just to be able to use a remote somehow !!!

It would probably be hard to find a Yamaha preamp that wouldn't work fine with the P2200. It should be able to work with just about any preamp.

 

[P2200]

It would probably be hard to find a Yamaha preamp that wouldn't work fine with the P2200. It should be able to work with just about any preamp.

Thank-you Mr. Brown..........I am being extra careful because I am mixing pro stuff with home hi-fi. Trying to match the impedancies correctly.

 

[amr2]

I have several Yamaha pro mixed with home series. No problem so far. They sound just awesome