Marantz 2230 vs. Yamaha DSP-A1 - Best receiver deal in 2025! Vintage receiver sound!

[@DrHopplesquigs]

Great to see a good video on the DSP-A1. I picked one up at a thrift store roughly 10 years ago for $50 and was blown away by it. I will never part with it.

[@Paladin2k2]

They seem to have gone up in price the past few years. You never see them go for that anymore.

[@mauricechevalier7776]

I have the DSP-A1 in black. I'll never part with it. The more you listen to it the more you like it. Worth every penny. I missed out on one like your's for $250 Canadian i'm still regretting not getting it . P.S. get the remote and download the manual. This thing is a total sound experience. Sound & Vision Component of the year.

[@kappandrew1]

Yes! Exactly! There was some review out there that was done a few years back that basically said the thing is still a contender! They over did the thing so much!

[@Roof_Pizza]

I've got an RX-V1 (one model newer than the DSP-1) and I recently switched it over to amplifier mode when I integrated an Anthem AVM 70 processor into my system. The new combo sounds so much better, the internal DACs were holding it back from playing true modern audio.

[@Paladin2k2]

I have owned similar Yamahas in the past. DSP-a2070, dsp-a1000, dsp-a3090. While they do sound good the reliability issue is a factor. If you pick them up cheap enough though they are worthwhile as an entry point to decent sound quality at a budget. The ones I owned eventually failed and with the complexity of DSP chips they can be hard to troubleshoot and repair.

[@kappandrew1]

Agree… and this is a very good point. The repairability of all but the amp is nill

[@jasoncrouzat7509]

This Yamaha, that's featured on your video. It was very highly rated. When it was released. They were right up with Is the pioneer The older on Altegra. And even harden Carden. All that time. This Yamaha, the one you have was highly sought after. If I were you I hold on to this one? And enjoy it

[@ronm7394]

Yamahas RXV1-RX-V3200-RXZ9 enlightened me to a sound that my many vintage 1970s receivers could not match.I got them about eight years ago when they could be found fairly cheap compared to their performance.Almost all my vintage receivers are gone but the Yamahas are here to stay.

[@mancavedecorations8158]

Thats an easy one. The bigger Yamaha surround receivers really can't be beat by much of anything but higher end equipment and time.