@@jos5067 That's a shame, no brand is bulletproof when they are mass producing as many units as these guys, I hope you manage to get it sorted my friend 🙂 I have a Yamaha AS-1100 and it's the best integrated I've owned to date, I'm over trying to chase better sound all the time! There comes a point where we have to just sit back and enjoy the music 🎶
I love it!! The only issue I can think of is that I wish that Yamaha would have added a processor loop or a tape monitor capability to it. This way some of us can use an EQ to tweak our less than perfect LPs
Besides interesting receiver, the towers caught my eye with definitely easy aesthetics however elegant and one could swear that every part is thought through and made of quality material. Looking forward to detailed analysis of both.
@@Audioholics Nice I can’t wait. Can’t lie your amplifier bench tests are my favourite thing to watch/read on the internet. It’s like Christmas when there is a new Yamaha bench test lol.
This is so badass! I love everything about this receiver. The dynamic management of the equal loudness curves and a loudness knob! Awesome! The hdmi input. The classic styling. The toroid flanked by heatsinks. An oled display. This thing is fantastic! 90 watts is interesting, I see allot of “130w” advertised receivers are actually 90w when you read the fine print. When i lookup the specs of various second hand gear I see 90 watts is very common and I wonder why that is, maybe this is an engineering target related to synergy with Japanese architectural norms and their housing environments, or perhaps the physics of output transistors just favor 90 watts as a threshold for clean output. Loved seeing the pics of Yamahas tuning technologies on the speakers, just like KEF’s meta backwave resonators, although Yamaha has been working with these ideas long before kef ever brought them out. I would really like to see Yamaha’s ACP-2 panels come back around, those were so cool!
This receiver will easily do 100wpc and the thing about it that separates it from most wimpy AV receivers is it's ability to drive low impedance loads. I have found amps that can handle low impedance tend to sound larger than they are even when driving 8 ohm speakers. more on this later.
Yamaha still doing 3-way speakers! Love it! Really wish more top manufacturers would give us 3 ways! They just sound better to me if done right. And some want $3-$5k for 2 ways. For $3500, they can't give me a kick butt 3 way?😢
I can’t wait for Gene’s analysis because this seems to be the device I’ve been waiting to find. I want eARC to handle HD movie soundtracks, but don’t need 10 to 30 channels. I definitely want a USB-B input to handle my music files. The price seems reasonable, too.
In the video they talk about hooking up a 4TB drive but I'm not sure if this is possible. It only has a USB-B port which is typically reserved for a USB-DAC function for a PC/Mac etc.
Are you still happy with your amp? I’m thinking of getting this however I’m a bit scared it’s only 90 watts. Does it feel more powerful than advertised, how are the dynamics? Thinks 🔈👍🏻
@@JR-ho5qm I am very happy with my amp. I am powering my KEF R3s with this amp and I don't feel the amp is lacking power at all. The dynamics are great even at low volume listening. I would not say it is more powerful than advertised just that it provides clean power which makes a huge difference
I've been on the edge with ordering this receiver for months, and am glad Gene is going to bench test the amplifier. I was hoping Amir would get one of these for that information, and to evaluate the DAC performance, but I may be waiting forever. I'm sure I'll pull the trigger-its exactly what I am looking for and its a beautiful piece of equipment. Also, wondering what the difference in the preamp and power amp section is from the AS-2200 integrated?
Did you purchase this amp yet? If so how do you like it? I was really hoping to see Genes bench test on this amp, however I haven’t seen anything posted. I’m also thinking of getting this but to be honest I’m scared the 90 watts is a bit weak. I’m also curious if this is derived from the As-1200 or 2200 series of amps
As a Yamaha die hard fan and proud owner of 5000 series I will test this product and see good and bad of it, this one has ESS 9026 Pro which is a old chip this should have latest ES9039 PRO , i have heard both 9039 pro is better, seems like board was designed few years back.
what I don't understand was they have USB but they decided to go with the very antiquated and outdated USB type-B connector which though it's been "somewhat" of a "standard" type of rear I/O on these dac equipped integrated amps/receivers (McIntosh has been using those for years and I think still uses them), I'd think that using the much newer and higher bandwidth USB Type-C connector and make the USB port a high speed USB 3.1 or even 3.2 would have been a much better choice.
The gentleman speaking with Gene said that this unit has eARC. The literature I found on both Crutchfield and Yamaha states that this unit has ARC. Please clarify during the review because I’m not a fan of lossy music. Thanks.
@@stevexc222 Not being an electrical engineer, I still am wondering which device in the chain is down mixing a 7.1 or 5.1 TrueHD digital signal to 2 channels. Are you saying that the TV does this? Thanks.
Please Baby Jesus, let me win the Yamaha sweepstakes for this stunningly gorgeous looking amp and I'll be a good boy.😛 Being a Yammy Boy, since 1970, this would be a dream come. true. Keep up the great work Gene and kudos to Yamaha for making some of the best AVR's/amps and those NS-5000 speakers which I would love to own too.
Thanks for this great review. Would like to know if the phone record player input will pay in Analog or via the amps DAC , I.e would it play in digital or analog out put - thanks
Will it work with Audirvana too? In the past I have had serious problems with MusicCast (a specific DLNA implementation) in conjunction with Audirvana. I still have the Yamaha A-S2100 amp, although, it is in repair for six months (!) already, because of a lack of components. They sound great; I love the sound, no questions about that, but great service is not my experience, unfortunately. 😢
Gene, I’m really interested in the RN200 or possibly just the RN1000a. It’s to replace a older Emotiva PT100 BassX A300 Bluesound node combo. Do you think the Yamahas will be a sonic upgrade? Looking forward to hopefully seeing your bench test results!
Awesome video. I've been a Yamaha lover since 2010 and with the advent of their new RX series, I may not go elsewhere, depending on it's longevity. But my main question is, what is the music playing in the beginning of the video? Is the system actually playing it?
This is an awesome piece - I wish... they added 1 set of balanced inputs and MC capabilities.... but then I guess your competing against yourself selling against the AS2200...
What is the amplifier difference of components/electronics of AS1200 Yamaha amplifier versus the Yamaha R-N2000A? I notice the 2000 is rated at 5 watts less if I remember correctly. Thank you
Is it correct that purchasing another DAC now and hard wiring a apple IOS device to the external DAC and then hardwiring to the non digital inputs of the unit (not optical/usb-b/coax) will play 24 bit 192 kHz apple high resolution lossless music? Am I correct that as of now this is the only way to play high res. Lossless? And again can and will this change for the betterment of the end user in the future with an update or some other method that will allow us to use the DAC? Maybe send the unit in for a hardware update?
@@Audioholics no the r-n2000a has an internal DAC. I have tried multiple lightning to usb type b connectors and the Yamaha will not play from a iPhone.
What will Yamaha do with the updates/firmware updates? Will we gain any benefit or features with updates or is it just they find out that the unit is overheating and catching on fire that they will stop that?
Awesome timing! Thanks Gene! I was just looking at the 2000 series. Wanted a simpler 2 channel for the living room but needed streaming and HDMI. Question: Martin Logan F100s or these Yamaha NS-2000As??? Decisions decisions... Can't wait for your bench tests.
@@Audioholics Awesome! Thanks Gene! Was thinking the same thing! Both just look like butter on biscuits = belong together. High WAF as well. (Distract her with earrings or a vacay? Vacay is good cause I get to go if I keep it under $10K. Over? Then she takes the pool boy...:)
I saw 2 x 181 watts @ 4 ohms in a test which would be plenty to drive a pair of Focal Sopra 1 in combo with an active sub (Sopra SW1000) which covers the frequencies below 80 hz 😊
Haaa. The 5th foot, LOL. The 5th foot on my Yamaha CX-A 5200 doesn't even touch where it sits like the other normal 4 corner feet. I can slide a note card under it with no friction. We audiophiles really, really want to believe all sorts of fiction. LOL.
I think the 5th foot is there because the transformer sits in the chassis like a rock, and instead of having it suspended like a hammock on 4 corners, they put a foot directly underneath it. Which helps prevent bowing and sagging of the chassis. Maybe it’s a little shorter by design. Or maybe your surface has some bowing to it. My wooden tv stand has a bit of sag.
@@SwirlingDragonMist it's on a perfectly flat surface. The xformer in this particular AV processor is small & light. At least in this model's case, it's audiophony non-sense. But hey, anyone can believe what ever they want, right? I miss those Gene and Hugo myth debunking videos.
Yamaha never misses when it comes to their audio equipment. I have yet to be disappointed by them.
Not my experience, see below…; perhaps just bad luck 😢
@@jos5067 That's a shame, no brand is bulletproof when they are mass producing as many units as these guys, I hope you manage to get it sorted my friend 🙂
I have a Yamaha AS-1100 and it's the best integrated I've owned to date, I'm over trying to chase better sound all the time! There comes a point where we have to just sit back and enjoy the music 🎶
Plan to have a listen to those speakers tomorrow 👍
Beauty 😍 I love the VU meters and the vintage look
I love it!! The only issue I can think of is that I wish that Yamaha would have added a processor loop or a tape monitor capability to it. This way some of us can use an EQ to tweak our less than perfect LPs
Besides interesting receiver, the towers caught my eye with definitely easy aesthetics however elegant and one could swear that every part is thought through and made of quality material. Looking forward to detailed analysis of both.
Yeah a strong showing in both regards, the brand is looking really tasty!
Gene is back, again. What can i say? Gene brings great info. Thank you.
I'm still excited to see the bench test on this unit Gene.
I just finished the R-N1000a so thwt comes first followed by the N2000 early next year.
@@Audioholics Nice I can’t wait. Can’t lie your amplifier bench tests are my favourite thing to watch/read on the internet. It’s like Christmas when there is a new Yamaha bench test lol.
This is so badass! I love everything about this receiver. The dynamic management of the equal loudness curves and a loudness knob! Awesome!
The hdmi input.
The classic styling.
The toroid flanked by heatsinks.
An oled display.
This thing is fantastic!
90 watts is interesting, I see allot of “130w” advertised receivers are actually 90w when you read the fine print.
When i lookup the specs of various second hand gear I see 90 watts is very common and I wonder why that is, maybe this is an engineering target related to synergy with Japanese architectural norms and their housing environments, or perhaps the physics of output transistors just favor 90 watts as a threshold for clean output.
Loved seeing the pics of Yamahas tuning technologies on the speakers, just like KEF’s meta backwave resonators, although Yamaha has been working with these ideas long before kef ever brought them out. I would really like to see Yamaha’s ACP-2 panels come back around, those were so cool!
This receiver will easily do 100wpc and the thing about it that separates it from most wimpy AV receivers is it's ability to drive low impedance loads. I have found amps that can handle low impedance tend to sound larger than they are even when driving 8 ohm speakers. more on this later.
Yamaha still doing 3-way speakers! Love it! Really wish more top manufacturers would give us 3 ways! They just sound better to me if done right. And some want $3-$5k for 2 ways. For $3500, they can't give me a kick butt 3 way?😢
3 ways can be expensive, Don Dunn keeps sending me texts about how $20 is $20 so maybe give him a call.
Got to have good crossovers.
I can’t wait for Gene’s analysis because this seems to be the device I’ve been waiting to find. I want eARC to handle HD movie soundtracks, but don’t need 10 to 30 channels. I definitely want a USB-B input to handle my music files. The price seems reasonable, too.
In the video they talk about hooking up a 4TB drive but I'm not sure if this is possible. It only has a USB-B port which is typically reserved for a USB-DAC function for a PC/Mac etc.
I still haven’t seen Genes bench test of this amp, do you know if it’s been published yet?
@@JR-ho5qm No, but I haven't been looking because I recently purchased a Marantz Cinema 70s to get my feet wet.
I own this piece of equipment. It sounds great
Are you still happy with your amp? I’m thinking of getting this however I’m a bit scared it’s only 90 watts. Does it feel more powerful than advertised, how are the dynamics? Thinks 🔈👍🏻
@@JR-ho5qm I am very happy with my amp. I am powering my KEF R3s with this amp and I don't feel the amp is lacking power at all. The dynamics are great even at low volume listening. I would not say it is more powerful than advertised just that it provides clean power which makes a huge difference
@@cpa889900 great thanks! Good to hear!
With that I agree.
I've been on the edge with ordering this receiver for months, and am glad Gene is going to bench test the amplifier. I was hoping Amir would get one of these for that information, and to evaluate the DAC performance, but I may be waiting forever. I'm sure I'll pull the trigger-its exactly what I am looking for and its a beautiful piece of equipment. Also, wondering what the difference in the preamp and power amp section is from the AS-2200 integrated?
My testing will include the DAC and I won't be chasing SINAD but instead will put the measurements into real world perspective. Stay tuned...
Did you purchase this amp yet? If so how do you like it? I was really hoping to see Genes bench test on this amp, however I haven’t seen anything posted. I’m also thinking of getting this but to be honest I’m scared the 90 watts is a bit weak. I’m also curious if this is derived from the As-1200 or 2200 series of amps
As a Yamaha die hard fan and proud owner of 5000 series I will test this product and see good and bad of it, this one has ESS 9026 Pro which is a old chip this should have latest ES9039 PRO , i have heard both 9039 pro is better, seems like board was designed few years back.
you have heard both 9039 pro is better - prove this please
Loved the B Roll
Looking forward to you’re review of this. Any rumours about a new Avantage range would be very welcome too 😊
what I don't understand was they have USB but they decided to go with the very antiquated and outdated USB type-B connector which though it's been "somewhat" of a "standard" type of rear I/O on these dac equipped integrated amps/receivers (McIntosh has been using those for years and I think still uses them), I'd think that using the much newer and higher bandwidth USB Type-C connector and make the USB port a high speed USB 3.1 or even 3.2 would have been a much better choice.
Usb standard....The board must be designed years back.
The gentleman speaking with Gene said that this unit has eARC. The literature I found on both Crutchfield and Yamaha states that this unit has ARC. Please clarify during the review because I’m not a fan of lossy music. Thanks.
The amp is only 2 channel and standard ARC can do 2 channel lossless PCM.
@@stevexc222 Not being an electrical engineer, I still am wondering which device in the chain is down mixing a 7.1 or 5.1 TrueHD digital signal to 2 channels. Are you saying that the TV does this? Thanks.
@@lawyer1165 Yes it should be an option in the TV to run in stereo mode.
Please Baby Jesus, let me win the Yamaha sweepstakes for this stunningly gorgeous looking amp and I'll be a good boy.😛 Being a Yammy Boy, since 1970, this would be a dream come. true. Keep up the great work Gene and kudos to Yamaha for making some of the best AVR's/amps and those NS-5000 speakers which I would love to own too.
Did you test the receiver yet?
we're hoping to see the bench test for the n-r2000a very soon ??
Thanks for this great review. Would like to know if the phone record player input will pay in Analog or via the amps DAC , I.e would it play in digital or analog out put - thanks
I have a RX-A2030 with B&W 603 S2. Should I pull the trigger for a R-N200A ? Will keep same speakers.
Thanks !
I admire and adore the
YAMAHA Natural Sound ™️
Will it work with Audirvana too? In the past I have had serious problems with MusicCast (a specific DLNA implementation) in conjunction with Audirvana. I still have the Yamaha A-S2100 amp, although, it is in repair for six months (!) already, because of a lack of components. They sound great; I love the sound, no questions about that, but great service is not my experience, unfortunately. 😢
How old is it and what is wrong with it? Seems odd that the parts are available to build new products but not service already purchased products.
@@madcrabber1113 Not very old, in fact the previous generation and you do expect they will have spare parts for repairs.
Gene, I’m really interested in the RN200 or possibly just the RN1000a. It’s to replace a older Emotiva PT100 BassX A300 Bluesound node combo. Do you think the Yamahas will be a sonic upgrade? Looking forward to hopefully seeing your bench test results!
Awesome video. I've been a Yamaha lover since 2010 and with the advent of their new RX series, I may not go elsewhere, depending on it's longevity. But my main question is, what is the music playing in the beginning of the video? Is the system actually playing it?
This is an awesome piece - I wish... they added 1 set of balanced inputs and MC capabilities.... but then I guess your competing against yourself selling against the AS2200...
What is the amplifier difference of components/electronics of AS1200 Yamaha amplifier versus the Yamaha R-N2000A? I notice the 2000 is rated at 5 watts less if I remember correctly. Thank you
I’m also curious on this. Is the 2000 based of the 1200 or 2200?
@@JR-ho5qm based on the 5000 actually
Thanks for sharing
Good presentation
How much does the brass plate weigh?
mine weighs 4 3/4 lbs.
Is it correct that purchasing another DAC now and hard wiring a apple IOS device to the external DAC and then hardwiring to the non digital inputs of the unit (not optical/usb-b/coax) will play 24 bit 192 kHz apple high resolution lossless music? Am I correct that as of now this is the only way to play high res. Lossless? And again can and will this change for the betterment of the end user in the future with an update or some other method that will allow us to use the DAC? Maybe send the unit in for a hardware update?
The Yamaha supports 192/24. Don't waste your money on an external DAC if you buy this receiver.
It for Apple Music unless an external DAC is used.
@mtnbikerva1 I don't understand. Technically the Yamaha is an external DAC. hdmi will function the same from AppleTV regardless.
@@Audioholics no the r-n2000a has an internal DAC. I have tried multiple lightning to usb type b connectors and the Yamaha will not play from a iPhone.
Apple makes it impossible to play high resolution lossless audio! No product or combination of, any company's will do it either.
you may not be that young anymore but definitely good-looking 😇
And the recent Yamaha stuff .... BLEEDINGF$#$£%MAZING 🤩
What will Yamaha do with the updates/firmware updates? Will we gain any benefit or features with updates or is it just they find out that the unit is overheating and catching on fire that they will stop that?
overheating and catching on fire, really ??
Awesome timing! Thanks Gene! I was just looking at the 2000 series. Wanted a simpler 2 channel for the living room but needed streaming and HDMI. Question: Martin Logan F100s or these Yamaha NS-2000As??? Decisions decisions... Can't wait for your bench tests.
Oh yeah, UV meters! Take my $ Yamaha!
Get the Yamaha receiver and Martinlogan speakers. Killer combo!
@@Audioholics Awesome! Thanks Gene! Was thinking the same thing! Both just look like butter on biscuits = belong together. High WAF as well. (Distract her with earrings or a vacay? Vacay is good cause I get to go if I keep it under $10K. Over? Then she takes the pool boy...:)
Yamaha told me the headphone amp is only 25mw. But what ohm headphone? 600 ohm? 300 ohm?
Wait is it ARC or eARC? Cuz on the back it says ‘ARC’…
it's ARC (not eARC)
Please bring back USB storage input as in N-S803
Love it
I wonder if this is based of the 1200 or 2200?
based on 5000 actually
Do they have a center channel made with this?
I don't thinkso
@@Audioholics they should make one I have a Yamaha AVR and I love it
@@Lowkey_nxthxn This aint a multichannel, home cinema amp. It's a two channel amp+radio receiver.
100W per/ch is the bench mark minimum... at least psychologically in my brain. Like to see 120W per side for that kind of money.
You will be pleasantly surprised by the bench tests. The Denon pma-a110 is seemingly low power too but it's a beast at driving low impedance loads.
@@Audioholicshoping to see the bench test for the nr2000 soon 🔈👍🏻
I saw 2 x 181 watts @ 4 ohms in a test which would be plenty to drive a pair of Focal Sopra 1 in combo with an active sub (Sopra SW1000) which covers the frequencies below 80 hz 😊
Yamaha... !
I don’t think it’s e-arc.
It's ARC. If I said eARC that's a slip up.
1978?, thats 45 not 35 ,i'm from 1978
Malaysia 🇲🇾
Why do these OEM's continue to use the old as hell USB 2.0 B connectors instead of USB C? It's not just Yamaha. Grrrrr.
Haaa. The 5th foot, LOL. The 5th foot on my Yamaha CX-A 5200 doesn't even touch where it sits like the other normal 4 corner feet. I can slide a note card under it with no friction. We audiophiles really, really want to believe all sorts of fiction. LOL.
I think the 5th foot is there because the transformer sits in the chassis like a rock, and instead of having it suspended like a hammock on 4 corners, they put a foot directly underneath it. Which helps prevent bowing and sagging of the chassis. Maybe it’s a little shorter by design. Or maybe your surface has some bowing to it. My wooden tv stand has a bit of sag.
@@SwirlingDragonMist it's on a perfectly flat surface. The xformer in this particular AV processor is small & light. At least in this model's case, it's audiophony non-sense. But hey, anyone can believe what ever they want, right? I miss those Gene and Hugo myth debunking videos.
@@waynert3548 well you can blame any number of reasons why the foot doesn’t touch, but you can’t blame the foot ha ha
Don’t buy silver equipment ever…
I would go for the black one…
only buy silver equipment, ever… (never black)