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Yamaha R9

PeerlessK

PeerlessK

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a while back I ran into a Yamaha A-1020 very nice sounding . My brother on vacation visits and talked me out of the A-1020 and matching tuner . I'm more of a Sansui guy but some of the Yamaha gear is growing on me . Sunday evening local craigslist had a Yamaha R9 original owner and near mint . The inside look brand new . Class A is increadable sounding . Walks all over the A-1020. Who knew? Using the receiver with a pair of NS-690 with a **** eating grin . I'm addicted and with addiction it needs to be fed .
 
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Maybe I should keep the CA-1000 , it has class A . Will just have to put it up for future reference until I can get it checked out .
 
I've never listened to the older Yamahas . But this class A in their receivers sound really good to my ears . 35 watts of class A . I've heard how hot it gets in class A and it does but not to where I feel it's melting things inside .
 
I think the 1000 is 15 watt in class A , ran it for and hour and it does get warm but not that hot , in normal mode it does not warm up much at all . I can't say much about it's sound yet as it was just hooked up to some cheap test speakers and sounded good with them but it needs to be checked by a tech and deoxed before I would hook it up to some nice speakers .
 
I have an R9 as well and I really like the tuner in it for clarity and sound performance. What do you think improves in Class A mode? I must say that I can't tell much difference except that I can use class A to heat up my listening room on cold winter days.
There was a debate about just how much Class A power the R9 has, IIRC it is more like 10 watts or less. It doesn't have the heat sink capacity for more.

Have a look inside for glue. Mine has quite a bit and some iffy looking resistors with glue damage.
 
class A for me using the NS-690 very noticeable in the midrange . I can tell you I only notice it cd . One of the best fm clarity I've heard in a receiver . Impressed all the way around
 
I passed on an R9 a while back, but only because it was looking pretty rough. Sound-wise it walked over every Yammie I've got, including the CA-1010. Hmmm.
 
I had an R9 as part of my first surround setup. I used it with a DSR-100 Pro DPL processor and Yamaha MX-35 2/4Ch amp. It drove my Klipsch Kg4s (4ohm) very well. I also have a Yamaha M-65 which is Class A up to 20W. Always sounded nice in Class A.
 
I have a Yamaha A-1000 integrated and i has the auto class A feature up to about 15 watts I believe. I have never noticed any sonic difference with switched in that mode, but the CD direct option seems to make an improvement to me. The A-1000 should effectively be the amp section of the R-9 receiver. I need to get my R-8 fixed soon. Love them Yammies! Currently have a PC2602 pro amp, B-2 and B-4 power amps, C-2 preamp, A-1000 and A-700 integrateds, CR-1020 and R-8 receivers.
 
I am looking for a Yamaha R9 if someone knows where I can find one. I had one back in the 80's that I paid around $900.00 for it new. I sold it about 10 years ago and wish that I never had. It help finding one would be appreciated greatly.
 
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