It's hard for me to believe mass production audio with printed circuit boards, no point to point wiring etc. would beat "small batch" hand crafted items....of course there's an exception to most things. BTW, I remember how I lusted after those burnished case Yamahas way back when I was not sophisticated enough to look beyond the marketing "specs" published in the trade mags.
Yamaha Audio products from the past? vs. more current.
There was a time when Yamaha high end audio gear was well thought of....items like the B-1 and B-2 amps, the NS-1000 speakers, the CT-1000 tuner and more. My questions are: Are any of you on this forum/site still using any of that gear? I know there have been some well thought of tuners, like the 85, but how has Yamaha audio gear been in the recent past? Is any of it in the league of the best from the U.S., England, etc.?