Anthem 225 vs Yamaha A-S2000

The Anthem 225 is a really good amp BUT for less money you can get a MUCH better amp with the Bada Purer 3.3se with the Jan 6189 tubes !...

Sorry to be blunt about this, but I once owned a Bada product and the thing broke down after 2 months - I could hardly get any service on it and sold it for audiophile peanuts. Sounded ok, but not great. I suggest you open your Bada up and have a look inside. Then have a look inside the Anthem 225, the parts quality, and if you know a bit about amp construction - the layout, the overall execution - as one review said it best - this is no flimsy integrated. Better get a good solid state OR a good tube amp instead of a compromised hybrid design like the Bader.

As owner of an Anthem, I'll put in my vote for taht one.

Soniqmike, my friend owns the bada amp and he has had it for only 3 weeks and has had no problems with it yet. I'm thinking about trying out the Yamaha later on....

I talked to Walter at underwoodhifi.com and he had a yamaha a-s2000 and Luxman l550 in for trade-ins and they compared the two and the Yamaha a-s2000 sounded better than the $$$4800 Luxman l550 !