I am recent owner of the Yamaha AS2200 still in the first week of break-in. Yes this is a high end performance and price scale but is worth the dollars asked. For my level of audiophile experience, it sounds amazing. I started with much humbler equipment and all sounded good for their cost. Just buy what you can afford but only after careful listening. Enjoy what you have and continue to aspire to better pieces as you can afford. Used pieces can be rewarding. Music reproduction is going to be a compromise whatever the price point so always compare reproduction music to the live sound only since the untimate is unattainable.
No truer words were spoken and great advice. I think what we get wrapped up in this hobby is to try and find a perfect sound. You are correct listening to gear will help you find the sound reproduction you like and at the end of the day it’s all about escaping into our favorite musical experience. Thanks for watching!
The title is wrong my friend. When you talk about a budget amplifier, it can't be about an item that costs four thousand dollars! Maybe "budget" means something else to you...
Thank you for the comment and part of me agrees, it is crazy how some of this gear has become so expensive! I suppose its relative, its budget compared to a 20k piece! If it helps give you a reference I ended up selling the as2200 for around $2k so that may help as well to find a nice pre-owned piece. Thanks for watching!
I have the same integrated amp paired with harbeth's 7es3. traded my marantz 8006 and well worth it
Delayed gratification is a an all too necessary and increasingly rare facet of the hobby & life.
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I am recent owner of the Yamaha AS2200 still in the first week of break-in. Yes this is a high end performance and price scale but is worth the dollars asked. For my level of audiophile experience, it sounds amazing. I started with much humbler equipment and all sounded good for their cost. Just buy what you can afford but only after careful listening. Enjoy what you have and continue to aspire to better pieces as you can afford. Used pieces can be rewarding. Music reproduction is going to be a compromise whatever the price point so always compare reproduction music to the live sound only since the untimate is unattainable.
No truer words were spoken and great advice. I think what we get wrapped up in this hobby is to try and find a perfect sound. You are correct listening to gear will help you find the sound reproduction you like and at the end of the day it’s all about escaping into our favorite musical experience. Thanks for watching!
A budget amp! Are you insane?
The title is wrong my friend. When you talk about a budget amplifier, it can't be about an item that costs four thousand dollars! Maybe "budget" means something else to you...
Thank you for the comment and part of me agrees, it is crazy how some of this gear has become so expensive! I suppose its relative, its budget compared to a 20k piece! If it helps give you a reference I ended up selling the as2200 for around $2k so that may help as well to find a nice pre-owned piece. Thanks for watching!
in high-end world $4k is not even entry level. Now entry level starts at $20k or $30k. Totally nuts but that's the way it is.