Masuzaki Takashi - Scarborough Fair (Yamaha A-S3200, JBL 4312E)

I bought this album in Japan a long time ago. As far as I know, it hasn't been released in Korea.
CDP : CEC CD3800
intercable : Canare 1905 (XLR)
amp : Yamaha A-S3200
speaker : JBL 4312E
speaker cable : Canare 4S6
recording
Video (Sony HXR-NX5N)
Audio (Sony ECM-XM1)

[@saml2879]

Beautiful amp that built with the best components available. Thanks to the lower wages in Malaysia the amp has been priced very cheaply compare to other top brands. If this was built in Japan or US it would be double in price. Bloody bargain of the century.....

[@listentothemusic174]

i agree...

[@hemmohoving2558]

Yamaha & jbl = WOW!!!!! Great system , great sound!!! And beautiful music.

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank you~

[@hemmohoving2558]

@@listentothemusic174 you're welcome , greetings from the Netherlands.

[@listentothemusic174]

@@hemmohoving2558 I am Korean. nice to meet you. The Netherlands, Home of Philips Record!!

[@hemmohoving2558]

@@listentothemusic174 Nice to meet you to , yes indeed home of Philips.

[@janath9118]

@hemmohoving2558 Yes, i agree with your view!

[@petermartin9494]

Fantastic recording, well done.

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank u^^

[@zoltanpolacsek]

My old Yamaha amp is now just a backup system but still works well after 25+ years.

[@listentothemusic174]

I sympathize.

[@tottimejdi5820]

very detailed sound 10/10 thats hight fidelity

[@nobicubalibre2143]

beautiful sound

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank u

[@MrJatzeq]

Wow 😮

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Beautiful setup! ✨ I hope to get 4312g or L100 Classic + S701 or S1200 someday! 🤞

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank u. L100 is very good.

[@BWWGL9]

I just got the Yamaha A-S2200, pairing it up with my Buchardt S400's, and a pair of Focal 906's. I'm looking at adding a pair of Corwalls

[@listentothemusic174]

I don't know Buchardt S400 but I know Focal 906. Congratulations on having 2200. 2200 and 906 match well.

[@BWWGL9]

Buchardt Audio, blow away the 906's! I'm just buying them in for my son. Very few speaker in what people call Bookshelf can keep up with the S400's. I have fool many people with them,,, they think there listing to a Full Size Reference quality Floor-standing Speaker! They are a dream! later

[@listentothemusic174]

@@BWWGL9 Now that I hear you, I'm curious about Buchardt.

[@BWWGL9]

I left my Number on there email address and Mads Buchardt Called me, within a few hours. They deal DIRECT with Customer, taking the middleman out of the Sales system... They were about 1600 euros, but that included All VAT, Shipping, TAXS. Check them out of the Tube, they are Killer sweet. I also Purchased a IOTAXV SA3&PA3 Amp&Pre Amp from IOTA,,, again DIRECT... you would be hard pressed to find such a Quality & Powerful unit(s) in the USA for that price. Speak to IAN. Both of them when I got mine also included FREE 3-5day DHL Shipping to the USA. I believe the Buchardt would be along the line of the TOP bookshelf speaker made by Focal which are what $5K or so. Very few American made Speakers can give you the Quality as those made overseas. 60% of American made Speaker are Labor Cost Driven! Economics, I support American made product when Economically feasible. It's like the McDonalds worker who want $18.00 per hour for a Minimum SKILLED job, therefore I guess Technical ly trained people should made $55.00 minimum. The old dog chasing it tail...concept!

[@webking185]

Buchardt S400 are one of the best bookshelf speakers I heard. They have been sold out for quite a while.

[@inabacatking5166]

Matsumoto Takahiro - wow ! i love b'z

[@alvarokummetz354]

Yamaha & Dynaudio very good

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank u~

[@akiusami7969]

YAMAHA👍👍👍JBL

[@listentothemusic174]

Good!

[@kurt120032002]

thank you. I was looking at this integrated amp as my end game amp mainly for headphones, but it is very sharp. Very detailed but far from pleasant. This is more of a party trick then something I would use when coming home from work. Looks cool, it is impressive to look at and to first experience, but between this and a rebelamp at 7-8% of the cost and S3200, I would not pick the S3200 in 99% of times.

[@listentothemusic174]

I respect what you say. But each has a different ear.

[@kurt120032002]

@@listentothemusic174 absolutely. I didn't say it as in it is bad and nobody should buy it. I was a little disappointed it did not fit me personally since checked all boxes for my end game except sound. That is why I say thank you, because this very well made recording cleared that unknown for me.

[@listentothemusic174]

@@kurt120032002 Ok..thank u...have a nice day~~

[@sv1201]

You can't judge the sound of this amp by listening to it on KZbin.

[@kurt120032002]

@MrPetermc199 thinking that "our times" has more to do with decision making then unavailability for testing, tells more about you.

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

I am currently running a 20 year old Yammy through 20 year old Energy C9 tower speakers. It still sounds great but I’m ready for an upgrade. Trying to decide if I should spend thousands on this amp or save thousands and settle for the A-S801

[@listentothemusic174]

A-S801 is good enough.!!!

[@robertng138]

​@@listentothemusic174 but u one cost 3 timesof AS801

[@janath9118]

@bigmacfullerton7870 Even the Yamaha AS 500 was a very good amplifier with a much reasonable price tag. It delivers a power output of 80 Watts (RMS) per channel which is ample enough for anybody. This was a 5 star award winning amplifier of the category for best sound, features and build quality by "What Hi Fi Sound & Vision" British magazine. Its only omission was the lack of the twin VU meters.

[@ilgrilluss]

Track number 10.

[@listentothemusic174]

Right!!!! You know this album.

[@johnnyrebellion8672]

I wish Yamaha would reintroduce the CR-1040 from circa 1979. I love analogue meters.

[@listentothemusic174]

I also like vintage amps. analogue Level Meters too. thank u.~~

[@peterderidder2655]

ow Wow, smood , nice enjoyable, real , onbalievable real!!!!!! to have this sound you also need good speakers who can give what the yamaha offers ;-)

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank u so much~

[@peterprimes497]

You can get the Mcintosh MAC7200 for same price. Seems like a much better deal & still get beautiful meters

[@listentothemusic174]

I know MAC7200 is much more expensive. Anyway, thank you for the comments.

[@maxchau8558]

Maybe in Korea. In US they are the same price.@@listentothemusic174

[@actoraa]

They both msrp for $8,000 in the US.

[@ivanronin8209]

How so ? MAC is more expensive men !

[@peterprimes497]

@@ivanronin8209 yamaha is 7,900$ usd Mac7200 is 8,000$ In USA

[@richardque1036]

Magnificent sound!!but at $8000 OUCH!!!

[@Duijnkiller]

the as1200 is same sounding with micro difference, but you really have to compare it constantly to hear it. so i find this price NOT logical. only you pay like 5000+ for slightly bigger Vu meters.

[@listentothemusic174]

@@Duijnkiller 2200 and 2100 feel a little different...

[@graemeneale9311]

I walked into my local Yamaha dealer over the weekend with much enthusiasm. When I heard that the sticker price was $ 8K I walked out of the store feeling quite dejected knowing that I have been priced out of the market. Once one acquires a suitable pair of speakers and a premium CD player, a new Toyota Corolla will cost less. Pity about that!

[@janath9118]

​@@graemeneale9311 I agree with your view as i have the same feeling. Tks!

[@dennishill290]

Yamaha...!

[@listentothemusic174]

Great amp!

[@dennishill290]

Yep... I've got the A-S3000.. and 2 video s on KZbin.

[@listentothemusic174]

@@dennishill290 I went to your channel. I envy your system.

[@ekimandersom4478]

Suzuki .....!

[@listentothemusic174]

@@ekimandersom4478 honda!

[@harmonykardon2116]

A 6k amp paired with a 2k pair of speakers ? 🤔

[@listentothemusic174]

What is 2k 6k??

[@harmonykardon2116]

Their cost@@listentothemusic174

[@robertng138]

​@@listentothemusic174 six thousand dollars amp pair with two thousands .

[@antonioinacioconceicaoreis9004]

Which DAC??

[@listentothemusic174]

cd player

[@chuckmatses6803]

Triumph

[@James-cd7uu]

What's the string artifact.

[@listentothemusic174]

What's mean string artifact?

[@aussie8114]

Sounds like it would be fatiguing to listen to for more than 30 minutes.

[@listentothemusic174]

We have different ears.

[@davidt8438]

His acoustics are very harsh. I have this amp and with some room treatments and about 45 minutes of warm up it sounds wonderful. This video doesn’t do this amp any favors.

[@aussie8114]

@@davidt8438 I will be auditioning this early next year along with the Michi 3.

[@davidt8438]

@@aussie8114 Be sure to give it about 45 minutes to an hour before critical listening or you will think it sounds too bright.

[@sccanj]

@@davidt8438that’s your brain adjusting to the sound, nothing more It’s not the other way around

[@vdan2879]

Great system! Deserves a dedicated rack. Stacking a system like that just makes me cringe

[@listentothemusic174]

Thank u. I Agree.

[@afelcandy]

Yes, I agree with you. This beast needs desperately to breathe and the turntable right above is stifling it. 😬😬

[@인독서]

Sacd?

[@listentothemusic174]

No. CD

[@MrJatzeq]

​@@listentothemusic174must being crush with sacd

[@amrikmahal7380]

I think Yamaha’s are too much money for what they are, for similarly priced you can buy Bryston separates, in my opinion much better than Yamaha. I think they are gouging people for they have to offer. Not saying they are bad but the price tag is way too high!!!

[@yippie6862]

I somewhat agree with you. I think the 1200 and 2200 are fairly priced but this 3200 is not. There is not enough differences between the 2200 and the 3200 to justify a $3500 price increase. $7500 is just too much. Lot's of other choices are available at that price. $5000 would have been fair in my opinion. It is made in Malaysia and not Japan so manufacturing costs are much lower. I'm sure Yamaha would still make money.

[@craighoffman6876]

@@yippie6862 Agree - and I own the 1200. For the cash, the 3200 should offer significantly more power, it should be able to run any audiophile speaker on the planet at low impedence loads. There are inefficient high current demanding speakers that the amp comes up a bit short on. Beautiful amp, but way too high a price. Affordable Audio sometimes has refurbs though, I got my 1200 from them for 2K delivered, it was not distinguishable from new and not broken in yet. It is broken in now and it has been flawless. I wonder if someone got it and returned it as they did not like it's slightly bright sound. These amps do need at least 100 hours of break in.

[@yippie6862]

@@craighoffman6876 Yes, from I read both the 1200 and 2200 take a long time to break-in. After that the bright sound mostly goes away. Compared your 1200 the 3200 has a slightly larger power supply, a few upgraded parts (not that expensive) and the biggest change is the chassis. It's much thicker and stronger structure that is suppose to reduce vibrations. Also, it has balanced inputs, phono switch on the front and larger VU meters. Interestingly it does sound better, but is it really worth a $4700 premium? That would buy a nice pair of speakers.

[@craighoffman6876]

@@yippie6862 Almost bought the older 2100 for the same price at the time I got my 1200. Oh well, love the 1200, it sounds wonderful.

[@listentothemusic174]

Audio and sound are subjective hobbies. I don't think so at all. They have been making instruments for a long time, so I think the philosophy of sound is better than other companies. I rather think other companies are cheating users.