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The Yamaha house sound is somewhat more forward/bright than Parasound. "
Though this may be the case with some Yamaha of the not so far past, my understanding with these newer Yamaha integrateds(A-S1100, A-S2100, A-S3000) with mosfet transistors, lean more toward the "warmer" side of neutral than the bipolar integrateds(A-S1000, A-S2000). I have my A-S1000 paired up with Klipsch Reference with titanium tweeters and though a bit forward, not edgy or bright.
" For some reason I'm leaning towards the Yamaha, but I can't say why... "
Maybe because it is a beast and those meters sure look cool.
Bill
Though this may be the case with some Yamaha of the not so far past, my understanding with these newer Yamaha integrateds(A-S1100, A-S2100, A-S3000) with mosfet transistors, lean more toward the "warmer" side of neutral than the bipolar integrateds(A-S1000, A-S2000). I have my A-S1000 paired up with Klipsch Reference with titanium tweeters and though a bit forward, not edgy or bright.
" For some reason I'm leaning towards the Yamaha, but I can't say why... "
Maybe because it is a beast and those meters sure look cool.
Bill