What happened to Yamaha electronics?

Haven’t heard. I thought their integrateds were very popular.

scattered information. The high end cd players are gone.  The seperate amp +/preamp and TT are not on music direct site or Yamaha site. 

Not sure what country you’re in but the products you noted are still on the Yamaha US website except for the high end cd player which was released back in 2014 and is now discontinued though some retailers still have stock including Yamaha who have black and silver in their web store.

I just looked at their site and nothing appears to have changed recently. Their top-end preamp and amp are there and their large range of 2-channel integrateds are there, as are their audio receivers (N2000, et al.) and their TTs. High end disc players are available. Technics has at least three.

I have never been impressed with Yamaha electronics!  Always been a hard pass.

@emuagogo 

Honestly, me too. 

the 'new' streamer amp($2k) has a great revue on the internet(Darko audio?)using 

Daniel HERtz speakers.

i was looking for a new cd player.

I bought the A-S3000 brand new. It was an upgrade sonically from their flagship integrated from 1985, the A-1000. However the A-1000 had a ton more power. Both amps were rated at 150 wpc @ 8ohms. I used the same speakers to compare. 

I thought the A-S3000 was the last amp I was ever going to buy. That was four amps ago! Unfortunately, I had to upgrade from the A-S3000 when I upgraded speakers to a 4 ohm speaker. 

The silver face A-S3000 is the most beautiful amp I’ve ever seen. It would be my go to if I lived in an apartment, the sonics at low volumes are really incredible! I’d also match it with efficient speakers. My old Infinity RS4b’s weren’t efficient enough. Their rated at 8 to 4 ohms.

My experience with Yamaha electronics is limited to a 1990's mid-range CD player I bought used. The internal DAC was unlistenable. It even sounded bad as a transport using the coax digital out to my external DAC. 

Their current Yamaha integrated amps look the part. I sure hope they sound better than that CD player. 

Some models could be discontinued for an updated model possibly, especially the sacd players.

Their more affordable integrateds always sold like hot cakes.

Even the niche high end models like the C5000, M5000 stack, etc  (not cheap by avg hifi standards) has steady sales. They’ve always had the lions share of the musician market i.e the ones among them with some cash. Musician dudes don’t show up on hifi forums to sing praise...they are quiet customers.

I had an all Yamaha mid-fi system around 1988, cold and sterile comes to mind.  No body to the music.  When I say mid-fi, I am talking an (all Yamaha) integrated amp, tuner, and cd player.  I was using Boston Acoustics speakers (their most expensive floor standing speakers) and a Nakamichi cassette deck.  I hated it but my friend loved it and bought the entire system.  Moved on to Adcom separates and Vandersteen 2ci speakers.  Then the continuous upgrade path began.

I never got the love for Yammie. Below the line, AFAIC.

I have and use an RX-Z9 RECEIVER bought new for $4,050 in 2003, the first year they had a 10% off sale.

This unit now has over 35,000 hours on it and still functions as new!  I’ve actually worn out the first remote.

The unit operates in Class A/B and can peak at 540 WPC.  (Must be heavily into Class A because it gets real hot when there is no/little signal.)

For music (Oppo-95 ) I run it in "Pure Direct" mode which by-passes everything but the volume control and turns off the digital circuitry.  I’ve run it with an open load all the way to a dead short and never has it failed.

Take the name tags off do spec sheet and build quality / parts review. Many models will significantly surpass theirs and other pay grades. Example, a Tube sound preference might go to an Audio reference 160s, but nothing else on that spec sheet would come anywhere close to the Yamaha Mx-10000. Yes it was a limited production that said it was also 1987 vintage. 

Friend had a Yamaha CA1000,  I preferred my Sony V-fet. That was quite a while ago.

In the UK l believe Yamaha only excel in the AV market. Their multi-channel amps and sound bars. Not a serious contender in true hi-fi now in my opinion.