johnstms92 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hello all, So I currently own an Onkyo M504 power amp, It sounds excellent on my quartets. However, It's been my goal to get into the older M series Yamaha amps, most specifically the M85 and the MX-1000/U as I've only heard good things about them, and they are commonly thought of as some of the best Yamaha power amps behind the MX-2000 and MX-10000. I currently also have a Yamaha R-9 receiver with 125 wpc powering my KLF-30's and it is my favorite combo I've heard so far. To my knowledge the R-9 is simply a combination of the M45 power amp and C45 preamp made into a receiver. So I figure if i like this sound so much, I feel the MX-1000 CX-1000 combo would blow me away What I'm looking for, are YOUR opinions comparing the Onkyo M504 and the Yamaha M series amps, I know the Yamaha's will be much more powerful, and likely stronger bass (so I've read) and I do feel like I lose some low end in the Onkyo.. What differences will I find in the M85/MX-1000 compared to my Onkyo M504? What do YOU guys think of the two amps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Have you considered the Yamaha MX-D1 amps? If you can find one, they are not so old, being made from 2005 on, and have lots of very clean power. I'm using two of them to bi-amp my JubScalas and am very happy with the sound. I also used one to temporarily drive a pair of Heresy IIs, and they never sounded better, with very detailed sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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