willland Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 How's that Acurus A250 treating your Chorus II's these days? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) A-S2000 has been out for a few years and has excellent reviews as well. Yamaha's A-S series has the goods and the looks. I love how they reached back and used paddles and machined dials. You may notice that on the 1970's CA- 2010's and 1010's the paddles and dials are used on opposite functions from the modern units. Congrats on that new amp! yamaha-s2000.jpg I have read those reviews and they are very favorable. The knobs and paddles are solid. I had Yamaha Parts on the phone yesterday trying to see if I can order a pair of the light wood side panels(natural cherry maybe?). They are not available here in the states so they may have to come from Japan. They were only available on the silver A-S1000 in Japan and the A-S2000 in Japan and the US. If the price is too high, then I will continue with my original plan and have my leftover cherry boards cut and routed to fit. Bill Edited August 20, 2014 by willland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shodrewken Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 How's that Acurus A250 treating your Chorus II's these days? Bill Amazing! I love how the A250 sounds with the Chorus II's, the combo put a smile on my face every time listen =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep3shot Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 A-S2000 has been out for a few years and has excellent reviews as well. Yamaha's A-S series has the goods and the looks. I love how they reached back and used paddles and machined dials. You may notice that on the 1970's CA- 2010's and 1010's the paddles and dials are used on opposite functions from the modern units. Congrats on that new amp! yamaha-s2000.jpg I have read those reviews and they are very favorable. The knobs and paddles are solid. I had Yamaha Parts on the phone yesterday trying to see if I can order a pair of the light wood side panels(natural cherry maybe?). They are not available here in the states so they may have to come from Japan. They were only available on the silver A-S1000 in Japan and the A-S2000 in Japan and the US. If the price is too high, then I will continue with my original plan and have my leftover cherry boards cut and routed to fit. Bill Bill Your A-S is gorgeous as is but I sure would like to see photo's of it with cherry side panels when they are done. I think that will really make the face POP. Looking at this Yamaha line of audio gear is very encouraging. Shouldn't all excellent performing high end audio look as wonderful as it sounds? They certainly did decades ago. High style form and function are on the rise at Yamaha - that's for certain. Please keep us posted on the panels and maybe a review could be forthcoming for us who are saving our paper route money for a A-S ?. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep3shot Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Listening to an uncle of your A-S1000 right now........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Listening to an uncle of your A-S1000 right now........ Yamaha CA-1010 : CT-1010.jpg Those are beauties. I am guessing circa 1979 maybe? Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Bill Your A-S is gorgeous as is but I sure would like to see photo's of it with cherry side panels when they are done. I think that will really make the face POP. Yeah, as mentioned if I can't get original cherry panels ordered from Yamaha, I will have my neighbor cut me some to exact size. Funny thing is the brown panels on my amp are actully made of cedar I think. When I pulled one off, that wonderful aroma of cedar or some other aromatic wood filled my nose. Bill Edited August 23, 2014 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckAb3 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Great looking amp. I'll have to give Yamaha another chance one of these days (but probably not for $8K!). I've seen some really good reviews, too. My only experience with the brand was way back in the day and limited to cheapo receivers from big box stores, which was not a good indication of what Yamaha can do. Let us know how this beauty is working out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I love my old Yamaha integrated a 550. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 how's the A-S1000 doing a couple of months later? It looks like I'll be getting a Q3 bonus to play with at the end of the month and I might just pull the trigger on one of these and a small dac to finish out my 2-channel source + amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) how's the A-S1000 doing a couple of months later? It looks like I'll be getting a Q3 bonus to play with at the end of the month and I might just pull the trigger on one of these and a small dac to finish out my 2-channel source + amp. I am loving it. I am not convinced of the "break in period" but it sure does seem to sound better each time I fire it up. I guarantee you it produces more than the spec'd 90w/ch. Accessories4less has them for $888.88 refurbished. http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamas1000bl/yamaha-a-s1000-140-watt-stereo-integrated-stereo-amplifier/1.html As mentioned earlier, I really want the matching CD-S1000 to go with it but the extra funds are just not available yet. I may opt for this instead. http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamcdn500bl/yamaha-cd-n500-cd-player/network-player/usb-port-for-ipod/iphone/1.html Bill Edited October 6, 2014 by willland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Congrats very nice, always loved the natural sound amps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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