gulfcoast john
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“Get the Yamaha” is almost always good advice.
For over 20 years we have enjoyed 2 channel stereo music with a near-audiophile quality Adcom GFP 750 preamp and Adcom GFA 5800 amplifier (both designed by guru Nelson Pass of Pass Labs). That amp will put out 400w into 4 ohms all day long (or at least until the police arrive again). It has two cooling fans. It’s also a pretty good room heater, and almost as efficient as an electric oven. Recently it wouldn’t turn on, so I removed the cover and ordered a replacement pushbutton switch (the third), which always worked before but not this time. A LOT of power flows through that switch.
At this stage in life, I have a pair of $6,000 hearing aids (I’m sure my hearing loss is from 500 military flying hours, what else could it possibly be?). So maybe I don’t need another super expensive amp and preamp. What to do? Get the Yamaha.
I called Crutchfield’s and ordered a Yamaha AS501 integrated amp. It’s great. At idle, it’s so quiet you can’t even tell that it’s running. At WOT, the police still respond. Maximum pull out of the wall socket at WOT is only 540 watts, so I may see a decrease in our monthly electric bill. Doesn’t need even a single cooling fan, much less two. Looks almost the same in silver as my first decent Yamaha gear and Advent speakers and Sennhieser headphones in my 1973 college dorm room. Is that ‘timeless’, or is it ‘retro’? No matter.
If you need a new piccolo or drum set or piano, get the Yamaha. The three tuning forks emblem means this monster saltwater outboard motor is quite musical. You really should listen to one while savoring a fine wine while galloping over the Gulf at 6,000 RPM at 70MPH. Don’t drop your glass.
OK Colby, I know, I know….if you need a new bowling ball, get the Brunswick! They are BOTH timeless and retro, especially in the swirly colors.
Otherwise, ‘Get the Yamaha’ is almost always good advice.
As always, your complaints about my post not being on a ‘boating’ topic will fall on deaf ears.
Happy listening!
John
For over 20 years we have enjoyed 2 channel stereo music with a near-audiophile quality Adcom GFP 750 preamp and Adcom GFA 5800 amplifier (both designed by guru Nelson Pass of Pass Labs). That amp will put out 400w into 4 ohms all day long (or at least until the police arrive again). It has two cooling fans. It’s also a pretty good room heater, and almost as efficient as an electric oven. Recently it wouldn’t turn on, so I removed the cover and ordered a replacement pushbutton switch (the third), which always worked before but not this time. A LOT of power flows through that switch.
At this stage in life, I have a pair of $6,000 hearing aids (I’m sure my hearing loss is from 500 military flying hours, what else could it possibly be?). So maybe I don’t need another super expensive amp and preamp. What to do? Get the Yamaha.
I called Crutchfield’s and ordered a Yamaha AS501 integrated amp. It’s great. At idle, it’s so quiet you can’t even tell that it’s running. At WOT, the police still respond. Maximum pull out of the wall socket at WOT is only 540 watts, so I may see a decrease in our monthly electric bill. Doesn’t need even a single cooling fan, much less two. Looks almost the same in silver as my first decent Yamaha gear and Advent speakers and Sennhieser headphones in my 1973 college dorm room. Is that ‘timeless’, or is it ‘retro’? No matter.
If you need a new piccolo or drum set or piano, get the Yamaha. The three tuning forks emblem means this monster saltwater outboard motor is quite musical. You really should listen to one while savoring a fine wine while galloping over the Gulf at 6,000 RPM at 70MPH. Don’t drop your glass.
OK Colby, I know, I know….if you need a new bowling ball, get the Brunswick! They are BOTH timeless and retro, especially in the swirly colors.
Otherwise, ‘Get the Yamaha’ is almost always good advice.
As always, your complaints about my post not being on a ‘boating’ topic will fall on deaf ears.
Happy listening!
John
Music OTOH? I was a drummer. Need I say more. :roll: Colby