Yamaha A-S 1000

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Yamaha
• Model: A-S 1000
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 2008-2012
• Made in: Malaysia
• Color: silver or black
• Remote control: in stainless steel (top)
• Power consumption: 350 watts max.
• Dimensions: 435 mm × 137 mm × 465mm (W × H × D)
• Weight: 22 kg
• Original price approx.: 1000 €

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • CD, Tuner, Line1, Phono MM/MC, Main In (preamplifier, AV receiver, etc.).
• Number of outputs:
  • Line2(tape deck, CD recorder, etc.), Pre Out(active subwoofer, external amplifier, etc.)
  • Speaker A/B/A+B, Bi-Wiring
  • Headphone output

Technical Data

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • 8 Ohm: 90 W + 90 W
  • 6 Ohm: 105 W + 105 W

4 Ohm: 140 W + 140 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 105 W
  • 6 Ohm: 135 W
  • 4 Ohm: 190 W
  • 2 Ohm: 220 W

Total harmonic distortion:

• • CD, Line to SP OUT 20-20,000 Hz, 90 W 8 ohms: 0.015 %.
  • Phono MM to Rec 20-20,000 Hz, 2 V: 0.005 %
  • Phono MC to Rec 20-20,000 Hz, 2 V: 0.05 %
• Attenuation factor (8 ohms, 20-20,000 Hz): 160
• Frequency response:
  • 5-100,000 Hz

Phono MM/MC: 20-20,000 Hz

• Dynamic range: (8 Ohm) 0.67 db
• Signal-to-noise ratio IHF-A network:
  • CD etc. 150 mV, input shorted: 98 db
  • Phono MM 5 mV, input shorted: 93 db
  • Phono MC 500 μV, input short-circuited: 85 db
• Stereo channel separation:
  • CD: 74 db
  • Phono MM: 90 db
  • Phono MC: 66 db
• Tone control:
  • Bass ±9 db, crossover frequency 350 Hz

Treble ±9 db, crossover frequency 3,500 Hz

• Loudness:
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Mute:
• Direct/Line-Straight:

Special Features

• Remote control

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Yamaha A-S 300
• Yamaha A-S 500
• Yamaha A-S 700
• Yamaha A-S 1000
• Yamaha A-S 2000
• Yamaha A-S 3000

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Yamaha A-S 1000

• Image: Yamaha A-S 1000

• Image: Yamaha A-S 1000

Reports

• HiFi Test TV Audio: issue 5/2008; 2 products tested: 1,0; reference class
  • Price/Performance: "excellent", "highlight".
  • "Plus: high-quality workmanship; high power reserves; excellent sound."
• Audio Heft 7/2008; Rank 1 of 2: "very good" (top class; 90 points).
  • Price/Performance: "very good"
  • "Plus: Juicy mild sound, nevertheless very accurate, noble workmanship.
  • Minus: Somewhat high MM input capacity."
• Stereo Heft 7/2008; 2 products in test: Sound rating: 66%.

Price/Performance: "outstanding" (5 out of 5 stars)

• • "Yamaha succeeds again with the A-S1000, which is based on the technology of its bigger brother and has only been slightly slimmed down. We are dealing with an exceptionally musical and well-equipped amplifier!"