Yamaha 2000 Series Audiophile Networking Receiver & Tower Speakers Overview
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Жыл бұрынWe were very honored to welcome Mr. Susumu Kumazawa (Product Manager for Yamaha Hi-Fi Japan) and Phil Shea (Content Development Manager), to @Audioholics so they could give us a technical overview and demo of Yamaha's new 2000 series of hi-fi components which include the R-N2000A Stereo Networking Receiver and NS-2000A high performance tower speakers. Yamaha says that the R-N2000A is made for “audiophiles with analog aspirations and digital desires" and we believe it. From its balanced floating amplifier design with massive torodial power supply and 4x capacitor bank, to the top ESS 9026 Pro DACs and quality phono stage, this receiver means business. Conservatively rated at 90 watts/ch 8-ohm and 150 watts/ch 4-ohm (both channels driven) this nearly 50lbs receiver is ready to play with their new NS-2000A speakers. The NS-2000A are a 4-driver, 3-way tower featuring Zylon fiber blend for all drivers and borrowed technologies from their NS-5000 flagship speakers.
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@pervertedalchemist9944 Жыл бұрын
Yamaha never misses when it comes to their audio equipment. I have yet to be disappointed by them.
@jos5067 Жыл бұрын
Not my experience, see below…; perhaps just bad luck 😢
@Tinez87 Жыл бұрын
@@jos5067 That's a shame, no brand is bulletproof when they are mass producing as many units as these guys, I hope you manage to get it sorted my friend 🙂 I have a Yamaha AS-1100 and it's the best integrated I've owned to date, I'm over trying to chase better sound all the time! There comes a point where we have to just sit back and enjoy the music 🎶
@sosojerk Жыл бұрын
I own a Yamaha R-N2000A. Very very good sound quality. Top notch. Built to last. But I have a couple of suggestions maybe for the next iteration: 1. Color OLED screen. C'mon Yamaha, it is 2023. A color screen would have been really nice. 2. Bigger VU Meters. I love them, but VU Meters a la AS-3200 would have been genius. And also faster VU meters, as these are a little slow. 3. Interchangeable side panels. Why not allowing us to purchase different color/material ones if we choose so and change them as we see fit? 4. Balanced inputs. I know that would have risen the overall cost, but maybe in a future R-N3000A series? 5. Add search/sort function to Musicast app. To my shock, the app does not have a search function. So having like some hundreds of tracks in my playlist leaves you with endless scrolling trying to find out where your favorite track is.
@jos5067 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree but it will be more expensive, I think. Perhaps they could add a more expensive version instead.
@wemustgo Жыл бұрын
No USB storage like in N-S803 is a mistake
@sosojerk 10 ай бұрын
@@wemustgo I agree.
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
I also to would love to see this piece of equipment with a nice screen. Perhaps a modern looking version of the same thing. How are you liking this amp, how are the dynamics? I’m thinking of getting it however the 90 watts per channel seems a bit week. It will be replacing a Emotiva BassX amp pre amp combo. Thanks for any input you might have!
@AudioElectronicsChicago Жыл бұрын
Beauty 😍 I love the VU meters and the vintage look
@Ahuxley68 3 ай бұрын
Plan to have a listen to those speakers tomorrow 👍
@mzmz9355 Жыл бұрын
Besides interesting receiver, the towers caught my eye with definitely easy aesthetics however elegant and one could swear that every part is thought through and made of quality material. Looking forward to detailed analysis of both.
@SwirlingDragonMist Жыл бұрын
Yeah a strong showing in both regards, the brand is looking really tasty!
@bergunx 11 ай бұрын
I love it!! The only issue I can think of is that I wish that Yamaha would have added a processor loop or a tape monitor capability to it. This way some of us can use an EQ to tweak our less than perfect LPs
@steverosales2616 Жыл бұрын
Loved the B Roll
@SwirlingDragonMist Жыл бұрын
This is so badass! I love everything about this receiver. The dynamic management of the equal loudness curves and a loudness knob! Awesome! The hdmi input. The classic styling. The toroid flanked by heatsinks. An oled display. This thing is fantastic! 90 watts is interesting, I see allot of “130w” advertised receivers are actually 90w when you read the fine print. When i lookup the specs of various second hand gear I see 90 watts is very common and I wonder why that is, maybe this is an engineering target related to synergy with Japanese architectural norms and their housing environments, or perhaps the physics of output transistors just favor 90 watts as a threshold for clean output. Loved seeing the pics of Yamahas tuning technologies on the speakers, just like KEF’s meta backwave resonators, although Yamaha has been working with these ideas long before kef ever brought them out. I would really like to see Yamaha’s ACP-2 panels come back around, those were so cool!
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
This receiver will easily do 100wpc and the thing about it that separates it from most wimpy AV receivers is it's ability to drive low impedance loads. I have found amps that can handle low impedance tend to sound larger than they are even when driving 8 ohm speakers. more on this later.
@craigosterberg5045 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@cpa889900 Жыл бұрын
I own this piece of equipment. It sounds great
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
Are you still happy with your amp? I’m thinking of getting this however I’m a bit scared it’s only 90 watts. Does it feel more powerful than advertised, how are the dynamics? Thinks 🔈👍🏻
@cpa889900 7 ай бұрын
@@JR-ho5qm I am very happy with my amp. I am powering my KEF R3s with this amp and I don't feel the amp is lacking power at all. The dynamics are great even at low volume listening. I would not say it is more powerful than advertised just that it provides clean power which makes a huge difference
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
@@cpa889900 great thanks! Good to hear!
@Spark010 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to you’re review of this. Any rumours about a new Avantage range would be very welcome too 😊
@Rene_Christensen Жыл бұрын
Good presentation
@robwr737 Жыл бұрын
Yamaha still doing 3-way speakers! Love it! Really wish more top manufacturers would give us 3 ways! They just sound better to me if done right. And some want $3-$5k for 2 ways. For $3500, they can't give me a kick butt 3 way?😢
@SwirlingDragonMist Жыл бұрын
3 ways can be expensive, Don Dunn keeps sending me texts about how $20 is $20 so maybe give him a call.
@boostedmaniac Жыл бұрын
Got to have good crossovers.
@jjinglenuts Жыл бұрын
As a Yamaha die hard fan and proud owner of 5000 series I will test this product and see good and bad of it, this one has ESS 9026 Pro which is a old chip this should have latest ES9039 PRO , i have heard both 9039 pro is better, seems like board was designed few years back.
@dilbyjones Жыл бұрын
Love it
@hamidrezahabibi8111 2 ай бұрын
I admire and adore the YAMAHA Natural Sound ™️
@3184Patrick 7 ай бұрын
I'm still excited to see the bench test on this unit Gene.
@Audioholics 7 ай бұрын
I just finished the R-N1000a so thwt comes first followed by the N2000 early next year.
@3184Patrick 7 ай бұрын
@@Audioholics Nice I can’t wait. Can’t lie your amplifier bench tests are my favourite thing to watch/read on the internet. It’s like Christmas when there is a new Yamaha bench test lol.
@robwr737 Жыл бұрын
Gene is back, again. What can i say? Gene brings great info. Thank you.
@vpmm1832 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for this great review. Would like to know if the phone record player input will pay in Analog or via the amps DAC , I.e would it play in digital or analog out put - thanks
@lawyer1165 Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait for Gene’s analysis because this seems to be the device I’ve been waiting to find. I want eARC to handle HD movie soundtracks, but don’t need 10 to 30 channels. I definitely want a USB-B input to handle my music files. The price seems reasonable, too.
@stevexc222 Жыл бұрын
In the video they talk about hooking up a 4TB drive but I'm not sure if this is possible. It only has a USB-B port which is typically reserved for a USB-DAC function for a PC/Mac etc.
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
I still haven’t seen Genes bench test of this amp, do you know if it’s been published yet?
@lawyer1165 7 ай бұрын
@@JR-ho5qm No, but I haven't been looking because I recently purchased a Marantz Cinema 70s to get my feet wet.
@marcusjones1082 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I've been a Yamaha lover since 2010 and with the advent of their new RX series, I may not go elsewhere, depending on it's longevity. But my main question is, what is the music playing in the beginning of the video? Is the system actually playing it?
@vitoponzio2234 Жыл бұрын
Please Baby Jesus, let me win the Yamaha sweepstakes for this stunningly gorgeous looking amp and I'll be a good boy.😛 Being a Yammy Boy, since 1970, this would be a dream come. true. Keep up the great work Gene and kudos to Yamaha for making some of the best AVR's/amps and those NS-5000 speakers which I would love to own too.
@cdavidhord Жыл бұрын
I've been on the edge with ordering this receiver for months, and am glad Gene is going to bench test the amplifier. I was hoping Amir would get one of these for that information, and to evaluate the DAC performance, but I may be waiting forever. I'm sure I'll pull the trigger-its exactly what I am looking for and its a beautiful piece of equipment. Also, wondering what the difference in the preamp and power amp section is from the AS-2200 integrated?
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
My testing will include the DAC and I won't be chasing SINAD but instead will put the measurements into real world perspective. Stay tuned...
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
Did you purchase this amp yet? If so how do you like it? I was really hoping to see Genes bench test on this amp, however I haven’t seen anything posted. I’m also thinking of getting this but to be honest I’m scared the 90 watts is a bit weak. I’m also curious if this is derived from the As-1200 or 2200 series of amps
@HaraldMacGerhard Жыл бұрын
you may not be that young anymore but definitely good-looking 😇 And the recent Yamaha stuff .... BLEEDINGF$#$£%MAZING 🤩
@TrueAudio 6 ай бұрын
we're hoping to see the bench test for the n-r2000a very soon ??
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
Gene, I’m really interested in the RN200 or possibly just the RN1000a. It’s to replace a older Emotiva PT100 BassX A300 Bluesound node combo. Do you think the Yamahas will be a sonic upgrade? Looking forward to hopefully seeing your bench test results!
@aegisofhonor Жыл бұрын
what I don't understand was they have USB but they decided to go with the very antiquated and outdated USB type-B connector which though it's been "somewhat" of a "standard" type of rear I/O on these dac equipped integrated amps/receivers (McIntosh has been using those for years and I think still uses them), I'd think that using the much newer and higher bandwidth USB Type-C connector and make the USB port a high speed USB 3.1 or even 3.2 would have been a much better choice.
@jjinglenuts Жыл бұрын
Usb standard....The board must be designed years back.
@dudlididou3995 7 ай бұрын
I have a RX-A2030 with B&W 603 S2. Should I pull the trigger for a R-N200A ? Will keep same speakers. Thanks !
@joeythedime1838 2 ай бұрын
This is an awesome piece - I wish... they added 1 set of balanced inputs and MC capabilities.... but then I guess your competing against yourself selling against the AS2200...
@pj1333 Жыл бұрын
Awesome timing! Thanks Gene! I was just looking at the 2000 series. Wanted a simpler 2 channel for the living room but needed streaming and HDMI. Question: Martin Logan F100s or these Yamaha NS-2000As??? Decisions decisions... Can't wait for your bench tests.
@pj1333 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, UV meters! Take my $ Yamaha!
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
Get the Yamaha receiver and Martinlogan speakers. Killer combo!
@pj1333 Жыл бұрын
@@Audioholics Awesome! Thanks Gene! Was thinking the same thing! Both just look like butter on biscuits = belong together. High WAF as well. (Distract her with earrings or a vacay? Vacay is good cause I get to go if I keep it under $10K. Over? Then she takes the pool boy...:)
@wemustgo Жыл бұрын
Please bring back USB storage input as in N-S803
@dennishill290 Жыл бұрын
Yamaha... !
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
Yamaha told me the headphone amp is only 25mw. But what ohm headphone? 600 ohm? 300 ohm?
@jos5067 Жыл бұрын
Will it work with Audirvana too? In the past I have had serious problems with MusicCast (a specific DLNA implementation) in conjunction with Audirvana. I still have the Yamaha A-S2100 amp, although, it is in repair for six months (!) already, because of a lack of components. They sound great; I love the sound, no questions about that, but great service is not my experience, unfortunately. 😢
@madcrabber1113 Жыл бұрын
How old is it and what is wrong with it? Seems odd that the parts are available to build new products but not service already purchased products.
@jos5067 Жыл бұрын
@@madcrabber1113 Not very old, in fact the previous generation and you do expect they will have spare parts for repairs.
@lawyer1165 Жыл бұрын
The gentleman speaking with Gene said that this unit has eARC. The literature I found on both Crutchfield and Yamaha states that this unit has ARC. Please clarify during the review because I’m not a fan of lossy music. Thanks.
@stevexc222 Жыл бұрын
The amp is only 2 channel and standard ARC can do 2 channel lossless PCM.
@lawyer1165 Жыл бұрын
@@stevexc222 Not being an electrical engineer, I still am wondering which device in the chain is down mixing a 7.1 or 5.1 TrueHD digital signal to 2 channels. Are you saying that the TV does this? Thanks.
@stevexc222 Жыл бұрын
@@lawyer1165 Yes it should be an option in the TV to run in stereo mode.
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
What will Yamaha do with the updates/firmware updates? Will we gain any benefit or features with updates or is it just they find out that the unit is overheating and catching on fire that they will stop that?
@TrueAudio 6 ай бұрын
overheating and catching on fire, really ??
@aaron0089 3 ай бұрын
Wait is it ARC or eARC? Cuz on the back it says ‘ARC’…
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
What is the amplifier difference of components/electronics of AS1200 Yamaha amplifier versus the Yamaha R-N2000A? I notice the 2000 is rated at 5 watts less if I remember correctly. Thank you
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
I’m also curious on this. Is the 2000 based of the 1200 or 2200?
@TrueAudio 6 ай бұрын
@@JR-ho5qm based on the 5000 actually
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
Is it correct that purchasing another DAC now and hard wiring a apple IOS device to the external DAC and then hardwiring to the non digital inputs of the unit (not optical/usb-b/coax) will play 24 bit 192 kHz apple high resolution lossless music? Am I correct that as of now this is the only way to play high res. Lossless? And again can and will this change for the betterment of the end user in the future with an update or some other method that will allow us to use the DAC? Maybe send the unit in for a hardware update?
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
The Yamaha supports 192/24. Don't waste your money on an external DAC if you buy this receiver.
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
It for Apple Music unless an external DAC is used.
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
@mtnbikerva1 I don't understand. Technically the Yamaha is an external DAC. hdmi will function the same from AppleTV regardless.
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
@@Audioholics no the r-n2000a has an internal DAC. I have tried multiple lightning to usb type b connectors and the Yamaha will not play from a iPhone.
@mtnbikerva1 7 ай бұрын
Apple makes it impossible to play high resolution lossless audio! No product or combination of, any company's will do it either.
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
How much does the brass plate weigh?
@TrueAudio 6 ай бұрын
mine weighs 4 3/4 lbs.
@Lowkey_nxthxn Жыл бұрын
Do they have a center channel made with this?
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
I don't thinkso
@Lowkey_nxthxn Жыл бұрын
@@Audioholics they should make one I have a Yamaha AVR and I love it
@Yiannis2112 Жыл бұрын
@@Lowkey_nxthxn This aint a multichannel, home cinema amp. It's a two channel amp+radio receiver.
@keithmoriyama5421 Жыл бұрын
100W per/ch is the bench mark minimum... at least psychologically in my brain. Like to see 120W per side for that kind of money.
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
You will be pleasantly surprised by the bench tests. The Denon pma-a110 is seemingly low power too but it's a beast at driving low impedance loads.
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
@@Audioholicshoping to see the bench test for the nr2000 soon 🔈👍🏻
@SirMountainpass 5 ай бұрын
I saw 2 x 181 watts @ 4 ohms in a test which would be plenty to drive a pair of Focal Sopra 1 in combo with an active sub (Sopra SW1000) which covers the frequencies below 80 hz 😊
@JR-ho5qm 7 ай бұрын
I wonder if this is based of the 1200 or 2200?
@TrueAudio 6 ай бұрын
based on 5000 actually
@samuelsalins8309 Жыл бұрын
Malaysia 🇲🇾
@mtnbikerva1 Жыл бұрын
I don’t think it’s e-arc.
@Audioholics Жыл бұрын
It's ARC. If I said eARC that's a slip up.
@userbosco 4 ай бұрын
Why do these OEM's continue to use the old as hell USB 2.0 B connectors instead of USB C? It's not just Yamaha. Grrrrr.
@waynert3548 Жыл бұрын
Haaa. The 5th foot, LOL. The 5th foot on my Yamaha CX-A 5200 doesn't even touch where it sits like the other normal 4 corner feet. I can slide a note card under it with no friction. We audiophiles really, really want to believe all sorts of fiction. LOL.
@SwirlingDragonMist Жыл бұрын
I think the 5th foot is there because the transformer sits in the chassis like a rock, and instead of having it suspended like a hammock on 4 corners, they put a foot directly underneath it. Which helps prevent bowing and sagging of the chassis. Maybe it’s a little shorter by design. Or maybe your surface has some bowing to it. My wooden tv stand has a bit of sag.
@waynert3548 Жыл бұрын
@@SwirlingDragonMist it's on a perfectly flat surface. The xformer in this particular AV processor is small & light. At least in this model's case, it's audiophony non-sense. But hey, anyone can believe what ever they want, right? I miss those Gene and Hugo myth debunking videos.
@SwirlingDragonMist Жыл бұрын
@@waynert3548 well you can blame any number of reasons why the foot doesn’t touch, but you can’t blame the foot ha ha
@deebee68 Жыл бұрын
Don’t buy silver equipment ever…
@SirMountainpass 5 ай бұрын
I would go for the black one…
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