Thanks for your reply comparing the YBA Design (or called "Y" in Europe) to their Passion line.
I am really enjoying my YA201 integrated. I find it better in a terms of a musical, listenable sound that I have ever had before. Not since the'70s anyway have I enjoyed listening to music, but now with better detail and a more modern sound.
You may be right about the midrange magic - the '70s gear had that too. In fact I enjoy listen to late night FM on a vintage '70s system as much as CDs on my main system.
I think you answered my concerns about the Y cdp. I feel I'm not lacking any resolution with the Y amp, and have read that the Y cdp is not as high in the resolution and dynamics department as the amp. That concerned me, but I believe that synergy may win out over resolution in the end as you mentioned. Plus I like the YBA universal remote.
I can not wait to get back from work the listen to music through the Y integrated, and have never felt quite this way since my '70s system. The cdp may be a nice addition completing the midrange magic. Musicality rules!
Please tell me how the amp/cdp combo players rock as I still play some classic rock as well as modern jazz.
I am really enjoying my YA201 integrated. I find it better in a terms of a musical, listenable sound that I have ever had before. Not since the'70s anyway have I enjoyed listening to music, but now with better detail and a more modern sound.
You may be right about the midrange magic - the '70s gear had that too. In fact I enjoy listen to late night FM on a vintage '70s system as much as CDs on my main system.
I think you answered my concerns about the Y cdp. I feel I'm not lacking any resolution with the Y amp, and have read that the Y cdp is not as high in the resolution and dynamics department as the amp. That concerned me, but I believe that synergy may win out over resolution in the end as you mentioned. Plus I like the YBA universal remote.
I can not wait to get back from work the listen to music through the Y integrated, and have never felt quite this way since my '70s system. The cdp may be a nice addition completing the midrange magic. Musicality rules!
Please tell me how the amp/cdp combo players rock as I still play some classic rock as well as modern jazz.