Yamaha Reviews

Yamaha AVC-50
Audio/Video Amplifier

The Yamaha AVC-50 combines a highly flexible audio/video control center with a “universal” remote control that also works with other Yamaha components. It is comparable in size...
Yamaha C-80 and Yamaha M-80
Preamplifier and Power amplifier

From the top of Yamaha’s “Natural Sound” line of audio separates come the C-80 preamplifier (Yamaha prefers to call it a “control amplifier”) and the M-80 power amplifier....
Yamaha CD-2000
CD-player

Yamaha’s highly flexible new top-of-the-line CD player, the CD-2000, includes such deluxe features as direct numerical track access, programmable playback of tracks in any sequence,...
Yamaha CD-X1
CD-player

Yamaha’s “second-generation” Compact Disc player, the CD-X1, is less than half the price, less than a third the weight, and about half the size of its first-generation predecessor,...
Yamaha CD-X2
CD-player

The Yamaha CD-X2 is one of the least-expensive CD players on the market. Its $399 list price has been achieved in part by omitting some of the special control and programming features...
Yamaha CDC-805
CD Changer

The Yamaha CDC-805 CD changer can play as many as five discs automatically in addition to operating as a conventional single-disc player. Its carousel-type disc-changing system uses...
Yamaha CDX-1100
CD-player

The Yamaha CDX-1100 is the first player to achieve the performance of 18-bit digital decoding from a 16-bit digital-to-analog (d/a) converter. In addition, it provides almost every...
Yamaha CX-2
Preamplifier

The slow but steady seep of video capabilities into traditional audio components is no better exemplified than by the CX-2, Yamaha’s next-to-the-top separate preamplifier. It provides...
Yamaha DSP-A1
Audio/Video Amplifier

Just hefting the Yamaha DSP-A1’s considerable mass will tell you that this is one amplifier to be reckoned with, and it’s confirmed by skimming the 106-page instruction manual....
Yamaha DSP-A1000
Audio/Video Amplifier

The DSP-A1000, which Yamaha calls a Digital Sound Field Processing Amplifier, requires only the addition of signal sources and loudspeakers to serve as the core of a versatile audio/video...
Yamaha K-2000
Cassette Deck

Designed for audiophiles who want to combine excellent performance with operational ease, the Yamaha K-2000 is a four-head, single-capstan cassette deck that includes both Dolby-B and...
Yamaha KX-580
Cassette Deck

The Model KX-580 is the newest member of the Yamaha line of cassette decks. Designed for users who want to minimize cost but still insist on most of the advanced features normally found...