vargoneti Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Hello dear Klipschers , Just joined this forum after long search on the web. Recently purchased a showroom pair of Forte IV . My amp at home is a Yamaha as701 . After buying the speakers the amp upgrade urge hit me straight away. I read that the Yamahas and Klipsch get along pretty well so i was thinking of getting the Yamaha as3200 or maybe the as2200. I can get the as3200 here in Europe at cca 4400euro new. Would that be a solid combo or will i get a better integrated amp at that price range that works well with the Fortes ? Thanks ! Vladi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I did not care for a Yammie with my Forte Very cold presentation Had much better luck with Sunfire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 7 hours ago, vargoneti said: Hello dear Klipschers , Just joined this forum after long search on the web. Recently purchased a showroom pair of Forte IV . My amp at home is a Yamaha as701 . After buying the speakers the amp upgrade urge hit me straight away. I read that the Yamahas and Klipsch get along pretty well so i was thinking of getting the Yamaha as3200 or maybe the as2200. I can get the as3200 here in Europe at cca 4400euro new. Would that be a solid combo or will i get a better integrated amp at that price range that works well with the Fortes ? Thanks ! Vladi I've read in a review that these Yamaha amps exaggerate the high frequencies, which may result in sibilants. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 This combination will not harmonize, imo . The F IV is high efficiency, especially in the mid-high range can be problematic. A warm tuned transistor amplifier or even an integrated tube amplifier are certainly the better choice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Dang, more concerned about the amount of money than the Yamaha. Getting the bug is fine as long as reason remains. What is wrong with the 701? What other choices do you have? Welcome @vargoneti 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 17 hours ago, vargoneti said: Hello dear Klipschers , Just joined this forum after long search on the web. Recently purchased a showroom pair of Forte IV . My amp at home is a Yamaha as701 . After buying the speakers the amp upgrade urge hit me straight away. I read that the Yamahas and Klipsch get along pretty well so i was thinking of getting the Yamaha as3200 or maybe the as2200. I can get the as3200 here in Europe at cca 4400euro new. Would that be a solid combo or will i get a better integrated amp at that price range that works well with the Fortes ? Thanks ! Vladi Another thing I noticed is that in the last year, prices of this amp have gone up substantially (plus 800 euro). Listed price at iEar is €6599 and NOT 4400 euro! My guess is that transport from Japan to Europe in containers is to blame. Maybe you should look into a European brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Shagmore Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I have an A-S2200 and Chorus 2s. I have no issues at all with the sound quality of the Yamaha. In fact I think their slogan "natural sound" is truthful. Mine is here to stay. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vargoneti Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Hello and thanks to everyone for the answers. My journey into this HiFi world just started , im a complete noob . I had a impulsive buy two months ago on the Yamaha as701 and a Wharfendale Linton speaker combo. After 2 weeks with the Wharfendale speakers i returned then because i didnt like the sound of them. Got the Klipsch Forte IV recently , but they guys at the store told me the curent amp - the Yamaha as701 is pretty weak for those speakers. After some reading on internet - i saw/read that the Klipsch pairs pretty good with the Yamaha as3200 , thats why i was thinking about it. Im the guy that likes to buy once and after that forget about it , not to upgrade every 1-2 years with some other speakers , amps or other thinks. If you guys think that another integrated amp would be better than the as3200 , then please go ahead and suggest one Im mostly into rock/hip hop , everything besides classic music. Thanks ! Vladimir from Romania 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Lammers Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 23 hours ago, vargoneti said: Hello dear Klipschers , Just joined this forum after long search on the web. Recently purchased a showroom pair of Forte IV . My amp at home is a Yamaha as701 . After buying the speakers the amp upgrade urge hit me straight away. I read that the Yamahas and Klipsch get along pretty well so i was thinking of getting the Yamaha as3200 or maybe the as2200. I can get the as3200 here in Europe at cca 4400euro new. Would that be a solid combo or will i get a better integrated amp at that price range that works well with the Fortes ? Thanks ! Vladi Be sure you can return whatever you buy/try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 So how does the Yamaha 701 sound with your music? Not alot of power is needed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vargoneti Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 it sounds ok-ish , i guess , the speakers and the amp are new also ,Fortes have like 2-3 hours on them. I cannot and dont have anything to compare them with Had just a short session with them then had to leave home until february. Atm i am in Mauritius and have alot of time to spam the internet for amps , but all that market is pretty confusing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 minute ago, vargoneti said: it sounds ok-ish , i guess , the speakers and the amp are new also ,Fortes have like 2-3 hours on them. I cannot and dont have anything to compare them with Had just a short session with them then had to leave home until february. Atm i am in Mauritius and have alot of time to spam the internet for amps , but all that market is pretty confusing Well enjoy your time! Give those speakers time to break-in. May take a week or so of playing. Then, tell us how they sound. Yamaha sound decent with Klipsch. Do not believe all that you read, hear,cor are told by sales people... congrats!☕ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 If I were to blow that kind of money, I'd be looking at separates. But that's just me. Nice integrated, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 10 hours ago, vargoneti said: After 2 weeks with the Wharfendale speakers i returned then because i didnt like the sound of them. Warfedale Linton 85 ? Can´t understand this european hype as well. A nice entry level retro speaker made in china , has nothing to do with the origin english Warefedale Speaker Manufacturer in the 1970´s & 1980´s . I mean he looks nice ...that´s it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vargoneti Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) Yes MicroMara, exactly those speakers ,they are very marketed over here , recomended everywhere , thats why i got them , one of the biggest shops in the country recomended them to me togheter with the as701. But unfortunately , just like you said , they look good , but thats all Edited December 21, 2022 by vargoneti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vargoneti Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, avguytx said: If I were to blow that kind of money, I'd be looking at separates. But that's just me. Nice integrated, though. and what would you recomend in that case ? just found out yesterday that my brother has in his closet two pristine old Sansui amps , a Sansui au-9500 and a Sansui au-11000 , which he bought a while ago for unknown reasons to me because they just sit there unused . After some quick google searches i found out that those where some pretty top of the line amps back in their time. Anyone tried to pair some Fortes with that kind of old amps ? Thanks Edited December 21, 2022 by vargoneti 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam S. Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Try the Sansui’s if you can, but how about tubes? As @MicroMara points out, this is probably the best choice. Many options out there at various price levels - tube integrateds. Since you are in Romania, not sure what’s available to you locally or overall budget. Some to consider may be offerings from Line Magnetic or Willsenton R8. You don’t need much power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vargoneti Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 So many decisions , i also read that Rotel Michi X3 or X5 is a solid variant , but didnt see alot of them in the forum discussions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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