Yamaha AX 396

Advantages: quality low noise reliabilty power appearance amazing clarity high end performance
Disadvantages: none for a classic amp

...Its an amp that changes the face of your listening entirely if you have been using lesser equipment..no matter what it cost. The AX 500 makes a high fidelity sound way above its considerable cost when released by yamaha..and puts all of its contemporaries in the shade. Its an imposing box, though like all of the natural sound range pulls that off with elegance. The sleek lines are very dark hi-fi and blends in nicely anywhere.Its hansome, heavyweight and shakes the foundations. How yamaha achieve such cleaness of sound,musicality and such fabulous signal to noise ratio is said to be down to the sheer precision of thier manufacturing. Their products are incredibly long lived delivering all of the original performance. They achieve this with hi-fi, much of which is now getting on over 60 years old and has cult collectable status... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use and very loud
Disadvantages: does not have Digital or optical inputs

...Hi there I am glad to say that I am a proud owner of the Yamaha AX500/u Amplifier. Mine has been in storage nearly all of its life as it was hardly used by my friend so I bought it 6 months ago. And it really looks like it just came from the shop. Probably best condition one I ever seen. Well to get straight to the point. The Yamaha AX 500 is an amplifier that is made for Extreme Clarity and loudness for music; I would not recommend this amplifier for watching films everyday as i say it would be a waste of Amplifier , Although it may still sound clear this amp does not have the features to make your home cinema effect. But I will guarantee that once you heard this mean machine it will be music to your ears in the sweetest way. Features: ALA (Absolute Linear Amplification) is circuitry that gives high end sound and gives you... Read review

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Advantages: Value for money, good sound
Disadvantages: Won't fill large rooms, confusing remote

...When the police come knocking at your door saying `we have reports of gun shots coming from this house`, you know you have a top notch home cinema system (or a rough neighbourhood) But belting out True Lies or Terminator 2 at full volume is not going to prove anything if you don’t have the correct sound system. All DVD players on the market are equipped with Dolby Digital (the theatre standard digital sound) and the likelihood is your VCR will attain Dolby Surround (the theatre standard of the Eighties and early Nineties) The only way to reproduce this sound in its entirety, is with a Home Cinema amplifier or decoder and the Yamaha RX-396RDS is just one of those amplifiers waiting to be heard. The Yamaha what? Ok, they make bikes and their hi-fi equipment is renowned for being somewhat expensive but anyone into their sound will... Read review

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