OLD Vs OLD - Yamaha AX-1090 vs Yamaha A1000

paul.arhitex

paul.arhitex

Audioholic Intern
hello,
is there a big difference from sound quality point of view and raw power between Yamaha AX-1090(or AX-1070) vs Yamaha A1000 ?

Both AX amps series are 145Wpch - 8 ohms 20hz-20khz THD 0.01%THD and 18.3kg

and the A1000 is 120Wpch - 8 ohms 20hz-20khz THD 0.005%THD and 13kg

I'm asking because i read that A1000 is a powerful amp even if is just 13kg and 25 less watts but about the AX ones(just 1090-1070) i couldn't get too much info




Manuals & full specs
A1000
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/998440/Yamaha-A-1000.html?page=12#manual

AX-1090(1070 has the same specs)
http://www.manualslib.com/manual/197249/Yamaha-Ax-1090.html
 
TheWarrior

TheWarrior

Audioholic Ninja
You cannot equate wattage to sound quality.

Furthermore, an additional 25 watts would equal a fraction of a decibel in measured SPL.
 
paul.arhitex

paul.arhitex

Audioholic Intern
You cannot equate wattage to sound quality.

Furthermore, an additional 25 watts would equal a fraction of a decibel in measured SPL.
so... u can't hear the difference?
after how many watts can u hear the difference in general?(double the amount of watts or just + 50%?)
 
tyhjaarpa

tyhjaarpa

Audioholic Field Marshall
I myself would get the hevier unit without worrying about the wattage.
 
paul.arhitex

paul.arhitex

Audioholic Intern
I myself would get the
without worrying about the wattage.
i was thinking about that also - more heavy maybe bigger components...?
Although the A1000 looks good also

A1000
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AX-1090

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tyhjaarpa

tyhjaarpa

Audioholic Field Marshall
More weight usually means that bigger power transistors were used, specially in older units.
 
Seth=L

Seth=L

Audioholic Overlord
The A1000 is a beast of an amplifier. I would without question, assuming the price were the same, choose that over the other one.
 
paul.arhitex

paul.arhitex

Audioholic Intern
The A1000 is a beast of an amplifier. I would without question, assuming the price were the same, choose that over the other one.
A1000 is 220$
AX-1090 is 300$ - on paper this one has 25more watts and 6more kg
 
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