Hi all,
I found this forum over the past couple of days because of my searching for some answers about my new acquisition
I had a crappy AV amp, my first step into the world of separates that over the years has served various roles, the last being the stereo amp for my computer. Now it was old and relatively cheap but there was something about the bottom end that worked. The loudness button and bass eq brought something really nice to the equation.
Unfortunately I've got intermittent problems on one channel so it's time to look for something new.
After doing some research I settled on the Y A-S500, I'm sure you all know the reasons. At 180 it seemed a bargain.
I took delivery 2 days ago and whilst the top end is really nice and there's a massive jump in clarity and articulation there is no bottom end to speak of. It's there but very weak in comparison. By the time you get to a sound level where the bass starts working the top end is piercingly loud. And this is with all the adjustments I can make using the controls on the amp.
On my old amp it was a case of loudness button on and maybe a db or 2 of bass and the bottom end was great.
This is with the same leads and same speakers in the same position in the same room.
I've got a couple of options for why this might be:
1) The Yamaha is simply lacking massively in bass response.
2) It has a lot less distortion than my old unit, maybe there was something about the distortion introduced in the loudness circuit and eq that filled out the tone which is lacking in the yamaha.
We're not talking about things being 'a bit off' even with all the adjustments on the yamaha I had to add about 9db peak at 80hz and a further 2db lowshelf boost in an eq to get in the same ball park.
*congrats on reading this far
The yamaha's back in the box and I'll be taking it back next week. So what amp would you recommend for someone who wants heavy, punchy, strong bass? Lets keep the price down if we can.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
I found this forum over the past couple of days because of my searching for some answers about my new acquisition
I had a crappy AV amp, my first step into the world of separates that over the years has served various roles, the last being the stereo amp for my computer. Now it was old and relatively cheap but there was something about the bottom end that worked. The loudness button and bass eq brought something really nice to the equation.
Unfortunately I've got intermittent problems on one channel so it's time to look for something new.
After doing some research I settled on the Y A-S500, I'm sure you all know the reasons. At 180 it seemed a bargain.
I took delivery 2 days ago and whilst the top end is really nice and there's a massive jump in clarity and articulation there is no bottom end to speak of. It's there but very weak in comparison. By the time you get to a sound level where the bass starts working the top end is piercingly loud. And this is with all the adjustments I can make using the controls on the amp.
On my old amp it was a case of loudness button on and maybe a db or 2 of bass and the bottom end was great.
This is with the same leads and same speakers in the same position in the same room.
I've got a couple of options for why this might be:
1) The Yamaha is simply lacking massively in bass response.
2) It has a lot less distortion than my old unit, maybe there was something about the distortion introduced in the loudness circuit and eq that filled out the tone which is lacking in the yamaha.
We're not talking about things being 'a bit off' even with all the adjustments on the yamaha I had to add about 9db peak at 80hz and a further 2db lowshelf boost in an eq to get in the same ball park.
*congrats on reading this far
The yamaha's back in the box and I'll be taking it back next week. So what amp would you recommend for someone who wants heavy, punchy, strong bass? Lets keep the price down if we can.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
