Old Rusty

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $60.00 from IAVS Canada

Summary:
To put it simply : SOUNDSTAGE! Open, three-dimensional, detailed & musical beyond belief. The rock, the roll, the jazz, the classique, everything sounds sweet through this baby. Beautiful amp that's also built like a tank. If you see one, buy it, hook it up & crank it!

Strengths:
Excellent soundstage & power, very musical sounding, pre-out/main-in flexibility, seperate power supply for each channel along with direct coupling. Even has inputs for microphones on the back!

Weaknesses:
For $60...c'mon.

Similar Products Used:
Luxman, Yamaha, Marantz, NAD, Kenwood.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I first layed my hands on this amp in 1988. It belonged to a friend of my brother, and, though I can't remember what was wrong with it, I was asked to repair it if possible, which I did without requiring any new parts. It was later passed on to my brother, and eventually to me. I have been using it for about 13 years now, and I have had to perform one minor repair (mainly cleaning) in that time, again without any new parts involved.
Well it's cleaning time again, so I disconnected the old girl and put it on my workbench (kitchen table), temporarily replacing the hole in my setup with a much newer Kenwood amplifier. Well I don't want to knock the Kenwood; it sounds ok, I guess, but there is absolutely no comparison here. Suffice it to say, I will be getting my Yamaha cleaned and back together ASAP. I had originally planned on replacing some of the capacitors, since they are 33 years old after all, but I don't know if I can wait that much longer knowing that it isn't really necessaty to do so just yet. A definite case of 'you don't know what you've got until it's gone'.

Strengths:
- Clean & true sound reproduction.
- Simple & user friendly interface.
- Inputs include: 2 Phono , 2 Tape, 2 Auxiliary, Tuner, L & R Microphone inputs. More than enough for just about anybody!
- Loudness control
- Stereo reverse switch.
- 2 Switched & 2 Unswitched AC outlets

Weaknesses:
- No flashing lights or useless fancy displays.
- No built-in beer cooler.
- Very few trips to the repair shop with the hot receptionist.
Seriously, the only problem with mine is that the Power On indicater has been blown for as long as I can remember, which has resulted in the power being left on alot more than necessary, but this thing is a workhorse and doesn't seem to mind.

Similar Products Used:
I have not owned anything that I would consider similar to this, but a good place to start might be the Yamaha CA-ANYTHING.

Price Paid:  $0.00 from my father

Summary:
I got a CA-600 amp from my dad a few years back, and I've been using it to drive a pair of 12 inch subs ever since... It's unlike most home amp's I've seen... It's almost difficult to bottom out the power caps, even with two 500 watt speakers, and it easily knocks things off the walls downstairs.
It's design is simple, effective and asthetically pleasing, the tone controls have an excellent range, and the high/low filter switches are very handy.
This amp is also quite versatile, with 2 aux inputs, a tuner imput, 2 phono inputs with switchable impedance, and 2 tape in/outs. Along with a switched preamp connector that makes for easy hookup/control of an equalizer.
Highly reccomended to anyone seeking an amplifier that isnt full of useless controls, and simply gives you what you need: quality, power and versaility.

Strengths:
Powerful, simple to operate, versatile, good sound quality, sturdy contstruction

Weaknesses:
Those darn spring-loaded speaker connectors, the tiny power cable, and the lack of level meters.

Price Paid:  $20.00 from friends

Summary:
for a something year old amp easily the best and ive heard some pretty expensive ones mines a ca natural sound my only regret is im running it on old technics speakers highly recommended for those who cant afford the most expensive these days

Strengths:
very nice bass bass and treble defeat nice volume control knob alumninum front and er.........

Weaknesses:
weak power cord kinda boxy shaped speaker connectors but hey for free why.....

Similar Products Used:
pioneer sony koss!!!!!!!lol

Price Paid:  $60.00 from Cash Converters

Summary:
I love this amp, i bought it at a cash converters (pawn shop) and i have it playing with my advent loudspeakers(10'' woofers) and i can make the books on the shelf fall off because there is so much bass.

Strengths:
It is a powerfull amp and drives my dad's bose 901s very well, as well as mine.

Weaknesses:
No midrange knob.

Similar Products Used:
None.