Yamaha Natural Sound - what makes it so? | Audiokarma Home …
WEBJan 3, 2010 · Yamaha also has a long tradition of manufacturing its own musical instruments too, so they probably know what things sound like. Of note, they introduce their first "hifi" equipment in 1968 and start manufacturing semiconductors in 1971. They produced their first musical instrument (a reed organ) in 1887.
What is “The Yamaha Sound”? - audiokarma.org
WEBNov 7, 2022 · The Yamaha "Natural Sound" disappeared long ago. Todays Yamaha does not have any more of distinct sound signature than almost any other comparable receiver. You can blame/thank HT processing for that. At the time when "Natural Sound" was a thing, some people called it "cold" or "sterile" when compared to Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui, …
Yamaha R-300 receiver - Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo …
WEBMar 15, 2008. #1. I just purchased a Yamaha Natural Sound Stereo Receiver R-300 for $100.00. It is in excellent cosmetic condition. Receiver is in perfect working condition. I will be getting a service manual for the receiver. Sound quality is excellent. I'm using it with my Sony TAE-5450 preamp.
hows the yamaha R-9 receiver? - Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo …
WEBApr 23, 2011 · The sound is very clean but not sterile. The tone controls and variable loudness knob help tweek your sound to go best with alot of speakers and room conditons and your own preferences. The tuner is super. It has so many great features. It is definately an "audio" receiver first, with inputs for video sound.
Yamaha RXV1 receiver- I think the best came last
WEBMar 27, 2016 · These older TOTL Yamaha pieces just sound clean, with detail and separation, that produce a nice wide soundstage. I have a NAD 116 preamp, which gets good reviews, and the Yamaha's sound better. And for what it's worth, I have a RX-V990, a DSP-A3090, a RX-V3000, and a new RX-A3030. All still function as new, and sound …
Yamaha R-3 Natural Sound - Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo …
WEBJun 12, 2010. #1. Hello! New here... But, Hope to contribute what i can, As well as learn as much as i can. I have an (80's?) Yamaha Natural Sound R-3 Receiver that had a hard life before i got it. It's been functionally working just fine for several weeks, With only a little bit of scratchy distortion when using some of the front controls.
A review of the new Yamaha R-S201 Stereo receiver
WEBDec 16, 2013. #1. I have the Yamaha A-S500 integrated amplifier in my study and am completely happy with that amplifier. In my living room I have a lower cost system because it needs to be kept out of sight when not being used. When Yamaha announced that they had made the R-S201 AM/FM receiver available, it really caught my attention.
Yamaha Natural Sound R 3 - Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo …
WEBJan 29, 2023. #5. Cool little receiver. Probably not worth the investment to recap or do any significant work to. But if it's working, some TLC and checking could keep it in working order for some time yet. Don't electrocute your self, or short something out with your probes while checking things out.
Yamaha R8 Receiver - Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion …
WEBMar 7, 2009 · Well-Known Member. Oct 1, 2012. #13. Yamaha R9 was the only receiver I ever purchased new. It sounds great. It can drive a set of Infinity Q3's easily and sounds great. I purchased a second one from ebay as a spare. In mint condition a R8 is probably worth about $80. In fact I bought one for a friend for $80.
AV receiver running very hot. Is it normal? - Audiokarma Home …
WEBJul 9, 2012. #7. It appears that Onkyo in general runs hotter than Yamaha receiver. I tested another 5.1 Yamaha in surround mode and it never got near that hot. Onkyo in stereo mode gets hot in front right area only but in 7.1, it's hot all over so it is due to the discrete amplifiers for all channels. The amount of heat in Onkyo's stereo mode ...