When it come to home cinema amplifiers/decoders, Yamahas range of AV amps are consistantly top of the pile. This is also true with the a595a.
The 595 has now been superceded by the DSP-a5, which is basically the same product tweaked in a number of areas. This means that the few remaining ... Read review
Advantages: Execellent sound/build quality. Disadvantages: Spring clip terminals for canter/rear
...has to be the spring clip speaker terminals for the center/rears. Oh, and the lack of an RDS tuner ( there is a DSP-a595aRDS available though).
If you are thinking of getting an AV amp, this Yamaha amp (or any Yamaha amp!) is truely capable.
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When it come to home cinema amplifiers/decoders, Yamahas range of AV amps are consistantly top of the pile. This is also true with the a595a.
The 595 has now been superceded by the DSP-a5, which is basically the same product tweaked in a number of areas. This means that the few remaining 595s can be found for as little as £199 if you look hard enough. Don't let this budget price put you off. The 595 has the same decoding chips inside as the original DSP-A1. And it shows.
This amp sings when fed a decent dolby digital source. It can also decode DTS, but I do not have any DTS dvds to try it out as there are precious few UK dts discs availiable (0!).
The only fly in the ointment has to be the spring clip speaker terminals for the center/rears. Oh, and the lack of an RDS tuner ( there is a DSP-a595aRDS available though).
If you are thinking of getting an AV amp, this Yamaha amp (or any Yamaha amp!) is truely capable.
Advantages: Fantastic sound. You'll never leave the room. Disadvantages: Fantastic sound - you'll never leave the room!
There are simply not enough superlatives to describe this CD Player. The CD67SE is a single disc CD player. Obviously you're going to have to connect it to something that will do it justice. (My setup involves a YamahaDSP-A595a and Kef Coda 9 floor-standers.
Sound -
I play many different music types, from classical to metal and rock. The output of this player is just fantastic and warm. I only ever use the Analogue outputs, since with a player like this you're paying for the expertise that went in to designing the D-A converter in the box to provide you with such a great sound.
Outputs -
The rear of the unit has Analogue outputs (On a CD Player like this, what else would you use?) and a Digital co-ax and digital optical out. There are also connectors for a remote control link to other Marantz Hi-Fi equipment you may have ...
